Where the Lightning Strikes

<b>From the author of <i>How the World Moves</i> A revelatory new look at the hallowed diverse and threatened landscapes of the American Indian</b><p>For thousands of years Native Americans have told stories about the powers of revered landscapes and sought spiritual direction at mysterious places in their homelands. In this important book respected scholar and anthropologist Peter Nabokov writes of a wide range of sacred places in Native America. From the high country of California to Tennessee's Tellico Valley from the Black Hills of South Dakota to Rainbow Canyon in Arizona each chapter delves into the relationship between Indian cultures and their environments and describes the myths and legends practices and rituals that sustained them. <p/></p>