Victor Suthren (born March 2, 1942) is a Canadian writer and novelist with an interest in colonial and maritime history.
Career
editBorn 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. For this work he received the Canadian Forces Decoration (CD) and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal. 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
editPaul Gallant series
editSet in mid-18th century
- The Black Cockade (1977) (ISBN 0-8125-8862-2)[3]
- A King's Ransom (1980) (ISBN 0-8125-8866-5)
- In Perilous Seas (1983) (ISBN 0-8125-8868-1)
Edward Mainwaring series
editStarts in 1739
- Royal Yankee (1987) (ISBN 0-586-20429-6)
- The Golden Galleon (1988) (ISBN 0-312-02216-6)
- Admiral of Fear (1991) (ISBN 0-340-63840-0)[4]
- Captain Monsoon (1993) (ISBN 0-312-08728-4)[5]
Non-fiction
edit- "The Oxford Book of Canadian Military Anecdotes" (1989) ISBN 0195407113[6]
- "Canadian Stories of the Sea" (1993) ISBN 0195408497
- "The War of 1812" (1999)(ISBN 0-7710-8317-3)[7]
- "To Go Upon Discovery: James Cook And Canada" (2000) (ISBN 1-55002-327-6)[8]
- "The Sea Has No End: The Life of Louis-Antoine de Bougainville" (2004) (ISBN 1-55002-519-8)[9]
- "The Island Of Canada" (2009) (ISBN 0887624065)[10]
- "Black Flag of the North: Bartholomew Roberts, King of Atlantic Pirates" (2018) ISBN 9781459736009
References
edit- ^ Robson, John (April 2023). "President's Message". Cook's Log. 46 (2). Captain Cook Society: 2.
- ^ Walberg, Rebecca (23 January 2010). "Coastlines defining Canadian characteristic". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Admiral of Fear". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- ^ "Captain Monsoon". Publishers Weekly. March 1, 1993. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- ^ Keshen, Jeff (2009). "Review Essay: The New Campaigns of Canadian Military Historians". American Review of Canadian Studies. 23 (3): 425–437. doi:10.1080/02722019309481838.
- ^ "British Navy played a central role in the War of 1812". National Post. November 10, 2012.
- ^ O'Connor, Tony (2001). "To Go upon Discovery". The International Hydrographic Review. 2 (1): 101–102.
- ^ Robson, John (2005). "Book Review: The Sea Has No End: The Life of Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, Storms and Dreams: Louis de Bougainville, Soldier, Explorer, Statesman". International Journal of Maritime History. 17 (1): 377–378. doi:10.1177/084387140501700165. S2CID 165909675.
- ^ Glavin, Terry (February 9, 2010). "Review: The Island of Canada, by Victor Suthren". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
Victor Suthren, "A Museum of Tolerance", Maclean's Magazine, March 17, 2003.
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