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Dr. Horatio Jackson wasn't necessarily a betting man. But in 1903, he overheard a stranger saying that it was just not possible to drive across the United States in one of those unreliable, newfangled automobiles. Jackson disagreed—he believed in the future of the automobile. So he made a $50 bet with the man that he could drive a car from San Francisco to New York. Jackson bought a used Winton automobile, hired a mechanic named Crocker, packed some supplies, and adopted Bud, a bulldog who became their mascot. The trio's only goal was to make it from San Francisco all the way to New York City in one piece. Yet 5,600 miles and 63 ½ days later, what they actually did was make history. This true story is based on Jackson's own account of the first automobile trip across the United States.
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Robert Hahn
reviewed Jackson and Bud's Bumpy Ride: America's First Cross-Country Automobile Trip on November 04, 2010
Jackson and Bud's Bumpy Ride: America's First Cross-Country Automobile Trip
Driving a car from San Francisco to New York is a tough trip even today-but in 1903 it was considered downright impossible. There were only 150 miles of paved roads in the whole United States. There were no maps, no repair shops, not even any gas stations. Yet Dr. Horatio Jackson along with his mechanic Crocker and a bulldog named Bud piled themselves into a topless, windowless Winton automobile and set out to make history. This is the true story of how they did it. I enjoyed reading about all they had gone through to get across. There was also some informational pages at the end to help you better study the trip.
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