The Clockmaker; Or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville

"The Clockmaker; Or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville" by Thomas Chandler Haliburton Sam Slick of Slickville, Connecticut, is a Yankee clock-peddler who accompanies a visiting English gentleman on an unforgettable tour of early nineteenth-century Nova Scotia. His shrewd observations and witty commentaries make up the thirty-three sketches of The Clockmaker. Originally published as a series, this book collects all of Sam's adventures in one cohesive place.