Savage Conversations

Written by LeAnne Howe

Narrated by Linda Henning, Ed Bourgeois and Archie Montgomery

May 1875: Mary Todd Lincoln is addicted to opiates and tried in a Chicago court on charges of insanity. Entered into evidence is Ms. Lincoln’s claim that every night a Savage Indian enters her bedroom and slashes her face and scalp. She is swiftly committed to Bellevue Place Sanitarium. Her hauntings may be a reminder that in 1862, President Lincoln ordered the hanging of thirty-eight Dakotas in the largest mass execution in United States history. No one has ever linked the two events—until now. Savage Conversations is a daring account of a former first lady and the ghosts that tormented her for the contradictions and crimes on which this nation is founded.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Everand Productions
• Release date: Sep 14, 2021
• ISBN: 9781094416564

LeAnne Howe

LeAnne Howe (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) is a poet, fiction writer, playwright, and filmmaker. Her most recent book, Choctalking on Other Realities, won the inaugural 2014 MLA Prize for Studies in Native American Literatures, Cultures, and Languages. She is the Eidson Distinguished Professor in American Literature in English at the University of Georgia, Athens.

Reviews for Savage Conversations

[Sharon Downie · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I read everything I can on Mary Lincoln. This audio book was interesting and terrifying. How poor Mary suffered after Lincoln's assassination. Death must have been comforting.

[Amy Fortin · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Very interesting perspective. Working in mental health, It was interesting to see how they portrayed her thoughts

[Leah Barton Tew · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Boorish, overly dramatic, and nearly unlistenable. Could’ve been - SHOULD have been - much better.