In the Heart of the Sea Quotes

He was fourteen years old [...] and like every other Nantucket boy, had been taught to idolize the form of a ship. (1.1)

English Nantucketers had instituted a system of debt servitude that provided them with a steady supply of Wampanoag labor, (1.16)

By 1760, the Nantucketers had practically wiped out the local whale population. (1.18)

With whale-oil prices steadily climbing and the rest of the world's economy sunk in depression, the village of Nantucket was on its way to becoming one of the richest towns in America. (1.3)

There was a savagery about this island, a bloodlust and pride that bound every mother, father, and child in a clannish commitment to the hunt. (1.39)

His first mate, however, disagreed. Chase urged that they continue on, despite the damage. (2.62)

New boatsteerers had been known to faint dead away when first presented with the terrifying prospect of attaching themselves to an infuriated sperm whale. (3.22)

It has been estimated that sailors [...] were consuming around 3,800 calories a day. It is unlikely that the men [...] consumed even close to that amount. (3.50)