Inventing Sam Slick: A Biography of Thomas Chandler Haliburton

by Richard A. Davies

Thomas Chandler Haliburton (1796-1865) was one of pre-confederation Canada's best-known authors. His popular 'Sam Slick the Clockmaker' character was a household name not only in his home country, but also in England and the United States.

Born in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Haliburton was not only a writer, but also a lawyer, judge, politician, and historian. He gained fame for his writing in 1836 with The Clockmaker: or, the Sayings and Doings...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802050018
• ISBN13: 9780802050014
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.4"