Victor Suthren
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Victor Suthren is a Canadian writer and historian. He served as Director General of the Canadian War Museumin Ottawa from 1986 to 1998, having joined the museum in 1975, and was appointed an Honorary Captain in the Canadian Navy upon his retirement. He works frequently as an advisor to film and television productions and has voyaged extensively as a seaman in traditional "tall ships". He is the author of several works of historical non-fiction as well as two series of historical sea fiction. He lives in Merrickville, Ontario.
[edit] Paul Gallant series
Set in mid-18th century
- The Black Cockade (1986) (ISBN 0-8125-8862-2)
- A King's Ransom (1986) (ISBN 0-8125-8866-5)
- In Perilous Seas (1987) (ISBN 0-8125-8868-1)
[edit] Edward Mainwaring series
Starts 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)
- Captain Monsoon (1993) (ISBN 0-312-08728-4)
[edit] Non-fiction
- "The War of 1812" (1999)(ISBN 0-7710-8317-3)
- "To Go Upon Discovery: James Cook And Canada" (2000) (ISBN 1-55002-327-6)
- "The Sea Has No End: The Life of Louis-Antoine de Bougainville" (2004) (ISBN 1-55002-519-8)