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Thomas Barlow Smith
A Nova Scotia writer with an unusually varied life, he moved between business, shipbuilding, politics, and storytelling. His work carries the feel of 19th-century Canada and the adventurous spirit of historical fiction.
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Young Lion of the Woods Or, A Story of Early Colonial Days
by Thomas Barlow Smith
About the author
Thomas Barlow Smith was a Canadian author from Nova Scotia who also worked as a merchant and shipbuilder. He was born on October 28, 1839, and died on July 22, 1933. Beyond his writing, he took part in public life and represented Hants County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly during several terms.
His career was unusually broad, which helps explain the practical, lived-in quality associated with his books. He is remembered in literary circles for works including Young Lion of the Woods, and his name also appears in records of Nova Scotia writers and public figures from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Confirmed biographical details about his personal life are fairly limited online, but the outline that does emerge is distinctive: a man rooted in Nova Scotia who combined commerce, politics, and authorship in one long career.