Clockmaker: The Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick
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- ISBN 9781845880507
- Weight: 580g
- Dimensions: 124 x 168mm
- Publication Date: 31 May 2005
- Publisher: Nonsuch Publishing
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Sam Slick, a clock-peddler who accompanies a visiting English gentleman on an unforgettable tour of Nova Scotia, first appeared in the 'Novascotian' in 1835. His shrewd observations and witty commentaries addressed important contemporary issues, such as race, slavery and colonialism.
Thomas Chandler Haliburton (1796-1865) was born and grew up in Nova Scotia, where he practised law and was involved with local politics before becoming a judge. He was a prolific writer and freely expressed his views on slavery (for) and democracy (against). Towards the end of his life he moved to England, where he remodelled himself as an 'English gentleman' before his death.
