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Today it is hard to imagine how mysterious and dangerous the ocean was in the eyes of ancient sailors. They sailed the world in search of magical islands and mysterious continents, risking their own lives and forever changing the lives of the indigenous people of the lands they discovered. But what motivated these people and how did they imagine the world "on the other side of the planet"? Could it be that somewhere across the ocean lies the Great Southern Continent, home to the "antipodes" or "dog-headed people"? Or are the famous islands of the biblical King Solomon, full of incredible riches, hidden there?

John Dunmore's Chasing the Dream is a short and vivid account of the discovery of the Pacific Ocean, and the imaginary world of the people whose courage, intelligence and desperation made the world understandable and allowed us to draw the modern world map. Naval officers and daring pirates, sincere champions of the Christian faith and self-serving traders, writers and scientists - all of them made a significant contribution to the exploration of the Pacific Ocean and debunking the many fictions that have captured the human mind for centuries.

For a wide range of readers.