Summary Of War By Rush Limbaugh

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Rush Limbaugh’s moral point in this book makes it easy for children to see and understand how special our nation truly is. Rush, Liberty, and their middle school friends - known as “The time travel crew” go on many educational and fun adventures in the past. With some drama added to make it more interesting for young readers, this is the perfect book for anyone whom would like to expand their knowledge about our country. In this book, The crew time-travels to 1796, right before the first presidential election. They get to see first hand how much work and dedication really went into setting up our country to be as independent from the rest of the world as possible. The crew meets President George Washington and First Lady Martha Washington

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