Haliburton Created Sam Slick To Voice His Own Positions “Literature…is the voice of the people. Through its literature, the life, the soul of a people may be known.” Thomas Chandler Haliburton is the perfect example of an historian and author who tells the life and soul of a people through his literature. More than just great literature, however, Sam Slick, The Clockmaker is a socio-political commentary. Through the clever use of his legendary character, Sam Slick, Haliburton provides a unique insight into the nature of the pressures convulsing Nova Scotian society in the early part of the 19th Century. A liberal Tory who held stro....

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