His visit, however, was the beginning of a tragedy: “To some nations [Cook] opened the path of civilisation and religion, ” says John West in The History of Tasmania,“ [but] to this race [Aborigines] he was the harbinger of death. ”
Tema saabumine aga tähendas tragöödia algust. „ Mõningate rahvaste arvates sillutas [Cook] teed tsivilisatsioonile ja religioonile, ” ütleb John West raamatus „The History of Tasmania ”,„ [kuid] sellele rassile [aborigeenidele] osutus ta surmatoojaks. ”