In 1903, a 31-year-old physician named Horatio Nelson Jackson accepts a $50 bet that he cannot drive across the United States in under 90 days, setting out from San Francisco in a secondhand Winton touring car with no maps, no experience, and a bulldog named Bud. Over 63 grueling days, Jackson and his mechanic battle impassable roads, constant breakdowns, and the sheer vastness of a continent that has never been crossed by automobile.
Word Count
1,725
Reading Time
9 min
Difficulty
intermediate
Genre
History
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