Where did the country we know and love today really come from? We’ll explore a few of the lesser-known stories of America’s early history this hour with Kenneth C. Davis, whose new book is “A Nation Rising: Untold Tales of Flawed Founders, Fallen Heroes, and Forgotten Fighters from America’s Hidden History” (Harper, 2010).

Think you know your American History? We’ll explore unknown aspects of our nation’s past this hour with Kenneth C. Davis author of the new book “AMERICA’S HIDDEN HISTORY: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation” (Smithsonian Books, 2008).

Think you know the history of Thanksgiving? What about the Pilgrims? We’ll learn just how much we really know this hour with Kenneth C. Davis, author of “Don’t Know Much About History” and more recently, “Don’t Know Much About Anything” (Harper, 2007).