Help your student develop a deeper understanding of American history, culture, literature, and faith through a comprehensive high school curriculum designed to build critical thinking, strengthen communication skills, and prepare him or her for life beyond graduation.

The Curriculum Package includes:

• Part 1: Columbus Through the Late 1800s (first semester)
• Part 2: Late 1800s to the Present (second semester)
• American Voices: Original Documents, Speeches, Poems, Stories, and Hymns from American History (assigned readings)

This is the 5th edition, published in 2026. It is not compatible with previous editions of Exploring America.

This package does not include any review or test material or the recommended literature, so you may want the Student Review Pack and the literature designed to accompany this curriculum:

• The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (Units 2-3)
• Narrative of the Life of David Crockett by David Crockett (Units 6-7)
• Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass (Unit 8)
• Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe (Units 9-11)
• Co. Aytch by Sam Watkins (Units 12-13)
• In His Steps by Charles Sheldon (Units 14-15)
• Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington (Unit 16)
• Mama’s Bank Account by Kathryn Forbes (Unit 17)
• Miracle in the Hills by Mary T. Martin Sloop and LeGette Blythe (Units 18-19)
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (Units 20-21)
• The Giver by Lois Lowry (Unit 25)
• Thunder Dog by Michael Hingson with Susy Flory (Units 28-29)