Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip (Hardcover) by Dayton Duncan, Professor Marge Piercy, Ken Burns

from matthewbloome

Ken Burns collected a pretty good story. I enjoyed it thoroughly. Horatio was a true adventurer, though one wouldn't think of a car trip as an adventure in the same way today.

from Stbalbach

Short, passionate and patriotic retelling of the first car trip across America. The most interesting aspect were the details of early car technology, and the state of roads in America. It's probably difficult to underestimate the impact of motorized vehicles and this book gives a small glimpse in...

from pennsylady

1903 150 mi of paved road in the entire nation We share an astonishing cross country automobile drive.

from blondestranger

A wonderful story about a man with a vision and the perseverance to achieve it. I thought that the writing left a little to be desired and I will probably watch the complimentary documentary at some point. Fortunately, the book is very short so despite the slow sections, it moves fast and is wort...

from TadAD

An interesting recounting of the first cross-America road trip, done in 1903 when there were only 150 miles of paved road in the country. It's generally interesting, amusing at times, but ultimately wasn't completely satisfying. Perhaps there's just not that much you can say about running out of ...