The Last Whalers Quotes

“Still, at the launch of European colonialism five hundred years ago, there were about 15,000 languages worldwide, more than twice as many as there are today, and hunter-gatherers still occupied a third of the world.”
― Doug Bock Clark, The Last Whalers: Three Years in the Far Pacific with a Courageous Tribe and a Vanishing Way of Life

“yet they exuded the hard-won contentment of a couple who have everything they need from each other and seek only more shared time.”
― Doug Bock Clark, The Last Whalers: Three Years in the Far Pacific with a Courageous Tribe and a Vanishing Way of Life

“Meanwhile, Jon’s grandmother Fransiska stuffed soft organs into coconut shells, topping the natural bowls off with whale blood, seaweed harvested from the tidal pools, and lime leaves plucked from the orchards. She roasted the coconuts until the mixture became goulashy. Then Jon slurped down the salty sour broth while it was still hot enough to sear his palate.”
― Doug Bock Clark, The Last Whalers: Three Years in the Far Pacific with a Courageous Tribe and a Vanishing Way of Life