Conquest of America How the Indian Nations Lost Their Continent - Hans Koning (1993).pdf

A book or one very like it should be read by everyone preferably in a setting open to discussion and critical thinking. This particular discussion of the conquest of the Americas is brief, easy to read and understand, highlights the key issues within a historical framework. That is, it used primary resources of the day: documents and illustrations from the time to provide evidence. While not an academic work with footnotes, there is a bibliography of sources to pursue at the end.
Koning is an established author writing both non-fiction and fiction and plays along with an extensive list of publications (International Herald Tribune, New York Times, New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, Harpers Magazine, and The Nation).