Victor Suthren was curator of the Canadian War Museum and as well as some factual works he wrote two fiction series about Edward Mainwaring, an American colonial serving in the Royal Navy in the 18th century, and Paul Gallant, a French Canadian naval officer also serving in the 18th century.
AOS Naval Fiction
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| Series: Edward Mainwaring |
| Year |
Book |
Comment |
| 1739 |
Royal Yankee |
Mainwaring, an American colonial, is a lieutenant in the Royal Navy, commanding the 6 gun schooner Athena. |
| 1741 |
Golden Galleon |
Mainwaring now commands the sloop of war Diana rounding Cape Horn |
| 1742 |
Admiral of Fear |
Mainwaring is serving in the Mediterranean |
| 1744 |
Captain Monsoon |
Mainwaring commands the 44-gun Pallas in action against the French off Mauritius. |
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| Series: Paul Gallant |
| Year |
Book |
Comment |
| 1745 |
The Black Cockade |
The novel is based on the siege and capture of the French fortress of Louisburg in Nova Scotia. |
1745
-1746 |
A King's Ransom |
The captain of the Echo must retrieve the golden virgin statuette. |
| 1747 |
In Perilous Seas |
Paul Gallant is now captain of a frigate assigned to shepherd a convoy of merchantmen from the West Indies to France |
AOS Other Nautical Fiction
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| Series: n/a |
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Book |
Comment |
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Canadian Stories of the Sea |
A selection of tales that capture the spirit of the Canadian past afloat. |
AOS Other Non Fiction
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Book |
Comment |
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Black Flag of the North |
Bartholomew Roberts, King of the Atlantic Pirates |
