Are you interested in teaching children about the impact of the chief founders and builders of America? Then Exploring American History is the book for you! The goal of this textbook is to acquaint students with the lives and impact of many of the critical people in American history. This book will inspire students to search further into the details of the various personalities of America’s history. This book will bring out the influence of the Christian faith as it relates to the events and people of America’s past. A number of improvements have been made to the second edition of Exploring American History. Students will benefit from several new chapters, as well as revisions to the rest of the book. Numerous illustrations, maps, and articles have been added to make this edition even more interesting and informative to students. They will learn about American history from the early Viking explorers to the 2008 presidential election. Whether using this book as a primary history book or as a supplemental text, students will benefit from this unique study of American history.