... to Jane because Ticey was a name given to her by her master and thought of as a slave name but a Yankee solider by the name of Mr. Brown named her Jane. Her strong-willed nature and "tough as nails" attitude helped set the tone for the entire book. The author of this book, Ernest Gaines, was born in 1933 on River Lake Plantation in Louisiana ... . The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman was published in 1972 and was written during the prime of his writing career because his first short story was published in 1956. The ... rise above the situation. Another important symbol in the story is...

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... -dramatic "Heartbreaker," propelled by far more intricate but similarly effective note squashing. Between Page's sonic wizardry, John Bonham beating his drums into submission ("Moby Dick"), and the juice running down Robert Plant's leg ("The Lemon Song"), Led Zeppelin here just about succeeded in raising rock & roll excess to ... are dramatically intertwined. The chiming "Four Sticks" aside, it's the Little Richard-inspired "Rock and Roll" and the tricky time changes--a Zeppelin trademark--of the fast-and-furious "Black Dog" that elevate this album into more than just a bustle in aspiring...

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