Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

In 1903 America, there were only 150 miles of paved roads, and the landscape was a sparse network of small towns - a delicious enticement for 31-year-old Vermont doctor Horatio Jackson and his two companions, mechanic Sewall Crocker and Bud the dog. Taking a $50 bet, Jackson and company piled into his open-air Winton car and drove from San Francisco to New York City. This lively account of adventures and misadventures - the four-hour detour and the flat tire changed in sub-zero weather - capt…