American Holocaust The entire book has been fashioned to explain the massacres and genocides that have taken place and involve the United States. Some of the violent acts that have been analyzed in the book date back to as 1490. The book analyzes the Arawak massacre alongside other Spanish assaults. The first 60 pages have been employed to introduce the reader to the causes of violence as well as some of the ancient massacres. Here, the reader is provided with information about the causes of massacres and the impact these massacres had.