Project Gutenberg 1998-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 71 Appleton, Victor Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon; Or, The Longest Shots on Record Produced by Anthony Matonac "Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon; Or, The Longest Shots on Record" by Victor Appleton is a children’s adventure novel written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around the extraordinary young inventor, Tom Swift, as he embarks on a daring quest to create the largest cannon ever built. The novel kicks off with an exciting mix of adventure and invention, highlighting Tom's ingenuity and determination to ensure the safety of the Panama Canal with his innovative weaponry. The opening of the book presents a lively scene where Tom's father, Mr. Swift, discusses a dubious investment proposal with an old acquaintance, Alec Peterson, regarding a lost opal mine. Amidst this business conversation, a frantic call for help arises when Tom finds himself in a perilous situation in his airship, entangled with a dangerous live wire. Thankfully, he is rescued by Peterson, which leads Mr. Swift to reconsider investing in the opal mine venture. Tom's character is further developed as he ponders his ambition to design a giant cannon for national defense, which he is keen to demonstrate at an upcoming government test for a similar cannon. This blend of high-stakes engineering, friendship, and the thrill of invention sets the stage for what promises to be a riveting adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Swift, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction Ordnance -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 291454 286878 2024-09-01T09:26:33.587307 2023-10-01T08:39:31.273692 text/html text/html 280667 2020-12-31T12:42:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 98067 2020-12-31T12:42:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 171306 2024-09-01T09:26:39.588266 application/epub+zip 176681 2024-09-01T09:26:35.149327 application/epub+zip 176681 2024-09-01T09:26:34.201323 application/epub+zip 426941 2024-09-01T09:26:42.813244 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414938 2024-09-01T09:26:38.933286 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414344 2022-09-01T10:38:42.144782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257655 257645 2024-09-01T09:26:32.652320 2023-10-01T08:39:30.459706 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 257408 2020-12-31T12:42:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 95335 2020-12-31T12:42:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18527 2024-09-01T09:26:42.946245 application/rdf+xml 24594 2024-09-01T09:26:34.570310 image/jpeg 4838 2024-09-01T09:26:34.386299 image/jpeg 170358 2024-09-01T09:26:33.612322 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia