Horatio's Drive
Not
that I've even for an instant thought I knew about everything, but I am
still surprised by stories of significant achievement in the USA that I
knew nothing about.
Horatio Nelson Jackson 's drive across the United States in 1903 is one
such example.
Horatio spent $8,000 of his own money (in 1903 dollars) to win a $50
bet. Coincidentally, the Packard car company had been
planning just
such a trip for ages, and two sponsored Packards left San Francisco not
long after Jackson, who was driving a used Winton touring car.
There
is then some actual excitement involved, not to mention incredible
hardship that would have stopped a lesser man. A Ken Burns
deal. USA
UAS USA! It's who we were, and will be again after we get rid of
Democrats.
I think you can watch it here,
and certainly on NetFlix.
Oh, today? BMW
sued by California man over bike-induced erection
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I read about this years ago and was fascinated... Not sure where, but it was before the Internet and try as I might I couldn't get anymore information on it. Looking forward to checking this out.
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ReplyDeleteMight I recommend the movie The Great Race as a wonderful way to spend 2.5 hrs.
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