Rush Revere and the American Revolution

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From the mind of Rush Limbaugh and four of his closest corporate lackeys comes Rush Revere and the American Revolution, a book in his "Time Travel Adventures with Exceptional Americans" series; from across the pond, Kefin Mahon joins us to learn some American history from a book best described as "What if Ms. Frizzle was incompetent and evil?"...

Sneezing, hungry, time-travelling horses, troubled teens in war zones, meat pies with the Continental Congress, custom t-shirts and a history teacher with a disturbing fashion sense: this book has it all! Well, except for a plot, a decent editor, or a discernible reason for existing. But in the end, the real history was the friends we made along the way, wasn't it?

Anyway, enjoy this episode, where a charming Irishman learns about the American Revolution with a couple of revolting Americans and we all endure a book that makes an episode of Carmen Sandiego look seriously sophisticated.

Recommendations:

• 26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss, Kij Johnson
• John Adams, HBO Series
• Day of the Tentacle
• Johnny Tremain, Esther Forbes

Music:

• "Bloody Revolution" by Warlock Pinchers
• "Horses in my Dreams" by PJ Harvey
• "Rush, Rush" by Paula Abdul