Exterminate All the Brutes

The history of western civilization and its flourishing is the story of colonialism, genocide, slavery and exploitation, based on deep-seated doctrines of white supremacy, the founding principles of the American nation.

The brutal history of the United States retold from the perspective of those who were murdered, those whose land was stolen and those who were enslaved by those who thought they were racially superior.

European military superiority, specifically the development of weapons to kill at a distance, is mistaken for cultural and racial superiority and leads to two centuries of genocide and eugenics, reinforced by science.

Peck explores the challenge of reconciling America's true history with its ideals of freedom and democracy, pointing to the struggle for native representation and the legacy of slavery in institutionalized racism today. He links the modern resurgence of white nationalism with fascism, slavery, colonialism, and Nazism.