Tracks on the Ocean C12 and be transported to a

and be transported to a cosy room with flickering firelight playing over well-thumbed books and leather-bound classics

1960s Rome

have to do with it all

and the unexpected feelings we experience as the end of life draws near

Can Granny McFlitter pull one — or should we say

Tracks on the Ocean C12 and be transported to aIn Tracks on the Ocean, Sara Caputo tells how our journeys around the globe became fixed lines on maps and how journey lines themselves reshaped maps and the way that we view the world. From Captain Cook's route across the South Seas to the disorientating power of digital technology, the tracks we've left on the oceans trading, exploring and conquering are a hidden record of humanity's impact on the planet. Revealing their histories, Caputo uncovers a