In the Heart of the Sea: The Epic True Story that Inspired 'Moby Dick'

by Nathaniel Philbrick

“Quakers with a vengeance.”

Quaker Hard 3: With a vengeance

One mother approvingly recounted how her nine-year-old son attached a fork to the end of a ball of darning cotton and then proceeded to harpoon the family cat. The

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pronunciations, many of which varied markedly from what was found even as nearby as Cape Cod and the island of Martha’s Vineyard. A Nantucket whaleman kept his clothing in a “chist.” His harpoons were kept “shurp,” especially when “atteking” a “lirge” whale. A “keppin” had his own “kebbin” and was more often than not a “merrid” man, while a “met” kept the ship’s log for the entire “viege.”

Sounds like Parker from Thunderbirds

“at sea, things appear different.”

"At sea things seem different"

whether they should eat, instead of bury, the body.

THAT'S WHEN THE CANNIBALISM STARTED!