Australian Studies Summative Assessment Activity No 2. HMS ENDEAVOUR In Chapter Four of Bill Bryson's Book "Down Under" He starts talking about Captain Cook. In 1770 Lieutenant James Cook and his crew aboard the HMS Endeavour discovered the South-east corner of Australia and sailed 1,800 miles to Cape York, this however was not what Cook had set out to achieve but it was to play a big part in the history of Australia. Cook set off again this …showed first 75 words of 826 total…

…showed last 75 words of 826 total…that if someone else from another country was so intrigued by Australia that maybe I should be just as interested as him, also the way he wrote the book kept me interested and made me want to learn more about the events that he wrote about also making me research these such events further. I think that for anyone who truly wants to learn about Australia This book is a very good way to start.