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In this important book, respected scholar and anthropologist Peter Nabokov writes of a wide range of sacred places in Native America. Found inside – Page 57make a loud snap , to what a great distance may ten thousand acres of electrified cloud strike , and give its fire , and how loud ... The electrical spark is zig - zag , and not straight ; so is lightning Pointed bodies attract electricity ; lightning strikes mountains , trees , spires , masts , and chimneys . ... Lightning rends bad conductors when it strikes them ; so does electricity when rendered sufficiently strong . But this is trouble with a capital T - this trouble is serious. Because somehow on that long walk home in the thunderstorm, Jess acquired a new found talent. An amazing power that can be used for good. . . or for evil. Found insideThis comprehensive reference volume contains over 300 illustrations, 70 tables containing quantitative information and a bibliography of more than 6000 references. 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