Victor Suthren

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Victor Suthren (born March 2, 1942) is a Canadian writer and novelist with an interest in colonial and maritime history.

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Career

Born in Montreal, Suthren was educated at Bishop's University (BA, 1965) and Concordia University (MA, 1970). He joined the Civil Service and rose to serve as Director General of the Canadian War Museum, Ottawa (1986-1997) before leaving to pursue a writing career. A former university naval reservist, he was appointed an active, uniformed Honorary Captain(N) in the Royal Canadian Navy (1997-2014), attached to the office of the Commander of the RCN. He has been President of the international Captain Cook Society since May 2023, [1] and has been an occasional film adviser and oceanic "tall ship" sailor in the replica of HM Bark "Endeavour", the topsail schooner "Pacific Swift" and other ships. In 1969 he married Lindsay Scott of Montreal and they have three children. [2]

Publications

Paul Gallant series

Set in mid-18th century

  1. The Black Cockade (1977) ( ISBN   0-8125-8862-2) [3]
  2. A King's Ransom (1980) ( ISBN   0-8125-8866-5)
  3. In Perilous Seas (1983) ( ISBN   0-8125-8868-1)

Edward Mainwaring series

Starts in 1739

  1. Royal Yankee (1987) ( ISBN   0-586-20429-6)
  2. The Golden Galleon (1988) ( ISBN   0-312-02216-6)
  3. Admiral of Fear (1991) ( ISBN   0-340-63840-0) [4]
  4. Captain Monsoon (1993) ( ISBN   0-312-08728-4) [5]

Non-fiction

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References

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  2. Walberg, Rebecca (23 January 2010). "Coastlines defining Canadian characteristic". Winnipeg Free Press . Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  3. Woodcock, George (1981). "Review of The Black Cockade by Victor Suthren and A King's Ransom by Victor Suthren". Canadian Historical Review . 62 (2): 219–220.
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  5. "Captain Monsoon". Publishers Weekly . March 1, 1993. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
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Victor Suthren, "A Museum of Tolerance", Maclean's Magazine, March 17, 2003.