Open Parenthesis » LiveFeed Films http://www.openparenthesis.org Because these are the early days of a long revolution . . . Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:13:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Alice’s Drive http://www.openparenthesis.org/2008/02/02/alices-drive http://www.openparenthesis.org/2008/02/02/alices-drive#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:42:12 +0000 John http://www.openparenthesis.org/2008/02/02/alices-drive In 1909, Alice Ramsey drove a Maxwell DA across the US, from 1930 Broadway in New York City to San Francisco, becoming the first woman to complete a transatlantic drive.

Her journal of the journey was published in 1961 as Veil, Duster, and Tire Iron, which you can find on various rare book sites for $100-$200.

it’s also been republished as Alice’s Drive (amazon).

Next summer, in June 2009, my cousin Emily is going to recreate Alice’s Drive, in a 1909 Maxwell DA restored by my uncle Rich, and cousin Bengt is producing a documentary about it. How cool is that?

The trailer (somewhat old now, a newer version is due soon) follows – but check out aliceramsey.org for more info, to follow the preperations through blog posts, and so on.

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