Summary

Edmund Steed, a scholar, accompanied Captain John Smith on his explorations of the Chesapeake. Edmund had been hired to write a report of Smith’s heroics during the exploration. Smith believed he would find either a passage to India or gold and silver.

During the exploration, Edmund spotted the island and believed it was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. In his mind, he decided to name it Devon Island in honor of Devon in England.

When Smith and Edmund met with the werowance of the tribe at Patamoke, they were not impressed. They believed Pentaquod was the real leader. That evening, Smith made Edmund rewrite his report of the meeting to indicate that the Indians had been savages and that Smith had been heroic and brave in his handling of them.

At the end of Smith’s...