"A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay" by Watkin Tench is a true story from long ago which tells about a trip to a new land. It's about Captain Tench's journey with convicts and soldiers from England to Australia to start a colony. The book shares what it was like traveling far away on ships and setting up a town on a new continent. It also talks about what the convicts were like and how everyone handled being in a new world. It shows how people changed their lives and homes in a place that was very different from what they knew.
A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany-Bay
By Watkin Tench
Embark on an unforgettable voyage with convicts and soldiers as they sail towards an uncertain destiny, striving to establish a new world amidst the challenges of a distant and unfamiliar land.
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About the AuthorLieutenant General Watkin Tench was a British military officer who is best known for publishing two books describing his experiences in the First Fleet, which established the first European settlement in Australia in 1788. His two accounts, Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay and Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson provide an account of the arrival and first four years of the colony.
Lieutenant General Watkin Tench was a British military officer who is best known for publishing two books describing his experiences in the First Fleet, which established the first European settlement in Australia in 1788. His two accounts, Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay and Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson provide an account of the arrival and first four years of the colony.
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