(A collection of eleven stories about the Canadian north, ...)
A collection of eleven stories about the Canadian north, emphasized the grim atmosphere in which man ‘survives only by the stoutness of his heart and the strength of his body. In these stories Sullivan advances to major ideas; first, that technological advance destroys the balance within nature; second, that Indians and Eskimos are not inferior to, but different from, other races.
(This book was originally published prior to 1923, and rep...)
This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work.
Edward Alan Sullivan was a Canadian explorer, businessperson and writer who explored the themes of industrialization and individuality. He was also a poet and author of short stories.
Background
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on November 29, 1868, to a Church of England priest (later a bishop) and the well-to-do daughter of a Swiss businessman, Sullivan was raised in various parts of North America and Europe, enjoying the pleasures and advantages of an upper middle-class upbringing.
Education
Sullivan attended the University of Toronto for a year from 1886.
Sullivan was a worker of a geological survey crew in Canadian Pacific Railway in the 1890s. For five years from 1908, he served as a mechanical superintendent at Gutta Percha and Rubber Manufacturing Company in Toronto. In 1942 he held the position of a scriptwriter for radio shows, including The Town of Newbridge. The next year Sullivan took a post of a prospector in the Yukon Territories in Canada (now Yukon, Canada). He also worked variously as a surveyor, contractor and in timber and mineral exploration.
Sullivan was the author of poems, short stories and comprehensive articles on different themes. Additionally, he wrote a biography on entrepreneur Francis Clergues. He was a contributor to periodicals, including Atlantic, Harper’s and Scribner’s. One of Sullivan’s favorite literary themes was the nature of the ideal character of the individual. By and large, his works celebrate financial success through struggle and hard work. Sullivan’s writing also concerns itself with romance, the beauty of nature, and the glorious obstacles that romance and nature present. Although he was a prolific writer, Sullivan was never recognized as a brilliant literary craftsman. However, his works remain as fascinating historical glimpses into the bold, enterprising, frontier spirit of the industrial age.
Sullivan married Elizabeth Salisbury Hees on December 12, 1900. The marriage produced five children - Kathleen, D’Arcy, Natalie, Barry Seaghan and Donovan Michael.