b. 1862

Historical photographs and text help chronicle the 1903 cross-country drive of Vermont doctor Horatio Nelson Jackson and his friend Sewall Crocker--the first automobile trip ever made across the U.S.--in a vehicle without a roof, windshield, or speeds higher than thirty miles an hour, without the aid of paved roads or streetlights.

In 1903, two men were first to drive a car across the U.S.

The diary of a young girl who traveled with her family on her father's whaling ship in the 1860s records her schooling, dangerous whale hunts, and the activities of her baby brother. Includes sidebars, activities, and a timeline related to this era.

Historical photographs and text help chronicle the first automobile trip across the United States, by Horatio Nelson Jackson in 1903.