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Bayonne

This setting is the small Louisiana town where Ned is shot by Cluveau.

Black Stallion

Joe Pittman dies trying to break this horse.

Hoodoo Powder

Jane obtains this fromMadame Gautier for her husband.

Flint

Ned continues to carry this object around after Big Laura’s death as a source of strength and remembrance.

River

In Jane's vision where she sees God, He leads her to cross this threshold.

Ohio

This is Jane's destination when she leaves the plantation after Emancipation. She hopes to find Colonel Brown at this location.

Ranch

This is the setting where Jane and Joe move after leaving the plantation together.

Bone Plantation

This is the setting where Job brings Jane and Ned to find work.

Samson Plantation

This is the primary setting of the latter books of the novel. Jane convinces the master of the plantation to hire her here as a field...

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