Mistress of the Devil

The very name 'Madame LaLaurie' evokes a visceral terror to its hearers who know of her heinous crimes. We usually hear the story of her devilish cruelty toward her African slaves believing that we already know everything there is to know about the 'Slave Trade.' But nothing will prepare you for the research of author and editor Scáth Beorh as he uncovers not only the full story of the 'Savage Mistress' of New Orleans, but articles and journal entries concerning the Slave Trade normally studied only inside the hallowed walls of academia.