The Paradoxal Compass

Drake's Dilemma

Nonfiction, History
Cover of the book The Paradoxal Compass by Horatio Morpurgo, Notting Hill Editions
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Author: Horatio Morpurgo ISBN: 9781910749524
Publisher: Notting Hill Editions Publication: June 1, 2017
Imprint: Notting Hill Editions Language: English
Author: Horatio Morpurgo
ISBN: 9781910749524
Publisher: Notting Hill Editions
Publication: June 1, 2017
Imprint: Notting Hill Editions
Language: English

Morpurgo dramatizes the perilous hours during which Drake's Golden Hinde was stranded on a reef off the coast of Indonesia, and asks what was really at the heart of Drake's violent quarrel with Fletcher, the ship's chaplain. As the modern world continues to plunder the 'infinite store' of the earth's riches, Morpurgo explores how our abusive relationship with the natural world began.

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Morpurgo dramatizes the perilous hours during which Drake's Golden Hinde was stranded on a reef off the coast of Indonesia, and asks what was really at the heart of Drake's violent quarrel with Fletcher, the ship's chaplain. As the modern world continues to plunder the 'infinite store' of the earth's riches, Morpurgo explores how our abusive relationship with the natural world began.

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