One Sentence Summary
Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims: Time-Travel Adventures with Exceptional Americans is an educational and entertaining series of time travel books that takes readers on an educational journey through early American history.
Book Genre
Children’s educational fiction.
Main Topic of the Book
This book series introduces readers to the remarkable men and women who played a key role in the founders of America—primarily the Pilgrims and the Native Americans.
Key Ideas
- Learning through time travel: Through the help of talking horse Liberty, history teacher Rush Revere time-travels back to the 1620s, allowing him to recount America’s past for children in an entertaining and engaging manner.
- Inspiring characters: The books feature characters from American history such as Squanto, Miles Standish, William Bradford, and Benjamin Franklin.
- Promotion of democratic values: The books promote fundamental American values such as liberty, justice, opportunity, and self-reliance.
Main Parts of the Book and a Short Summary
This series of books contains five volumes, each covering a specific period from America’s past. The first book in the series, Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims, is set in 1620. Rush Revere, a passionate history teacher, and his talking horse Liberty travel back to this period to meet the original pilgrims and share their story through firsthand accounts. The second book, Rush Revere and the First Patriots, takes place in 1773 and focuses on the incipient rebellion against the British Crown in the wake of the Boston Tea Party. In the third book, Rush Revere and the American Revolution, Rush and Liberty travel to 1776 to witness the battles of Lexington, Concord, Bunker Hill, and Saratoga. In Rush Revere and the Star-Spangled Banner, Rush and Liberty travel to 1814 to witness the writing of the Star Spangled Banner. The fifth book, Rush Revere and the Presidential election, takes place in 1828 and follows the election of Andrew Jackson.
Key Takeaways
Some of the key takeaways from this book series are:
- The inextricable connection between America’s past and current state.
- The story of the brave men and women who built America.
- An understanding of the fundamental American values such as liberty, justice, opportunity, and self-reliance.
Author’s Background and Qualifications
Rush Limbaugh is an American radio and television host, author, and political commentator. He is the host of the nationally syndicated talk radio show, The Rush Limbaugh Show, which is the highest-rated talk radio program in the United States. Limbaugh has published several books, including many on American history.
Target Audience
This book series is primarily aimed at children and young adults between the ages of 8 and 18.
Publisher and First Publication Date
The Rush Revere Time-Travel Adventures with Exceptional Americans book series was published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers in 2014.