Project Gutenberg 2002-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 178 Appleton, Victor Tom Swift and His Airship Produced by Tom Szolyga "Tom Swift and His Airship" by Victor Appleton is a children's adventure novel likely written during the early 20th century. The book follows the young inventor Tom Swift and his friend Mr. Sharp as they work on an innovative airship, the Red Cloud. Throughout the narrative, they face challenges including mechanical failures, curious rivals, and unexpected encounters that test their ingenuity and courage. The opening of the novel sets the stage for the adventures to come by depicting a tense experiment in Tom's workshop, where an explosive mishap occurs during the testing of a new gas for the airship. Afterward, Tom encounters his rivals, including the bully Andy Foger, who attempts to sabotage Tom's efforts. This introduction not only highlights Tom's character as a clever and resilient inventor but also foreshadows the exciting challenges and competitor confrontations he will face as he strives to achieve his dream of flight and adventure. The story hints at themes of perseverance, ingenuity, and the thrill of new technologies, making it appealing to young readers intrigued by inventions and adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Swift, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction Airships -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 290806 286184 2024-10-02T05:43:15.300223 2023-10-02T05:32:37.136673 text/html text/html 279547 2021-01-08T15:41:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 97972 2021-01-08T15:41:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 180123 2024-10-02T05:43:23.018205 application/epub+zip 185958 2024-10-02T05:43:18.519231 application/epub+zip 177495 2024-10-02T05:43:17.278223 application/epub+zip 368793 2024-10-02T05:43:26.333706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357746 2024-10-02T05:43:22.224230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312632 2022-09-02T07:01:06.020648 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259178 259172 2024-10-02T05:43:14.418238 2023-10-02T05:32:36.414664 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 259034 2021-01-08T15:41:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 95693 2021-01-08T15:41:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19694 2024-10-02T05:43:26.456667 application/rdf+xml 15861 2024-10-02T05:43:17.818248 image/jpeg 4155 2024-10-02T05:43:17.548225 image/jpeg 176187 2024-10-02T05:43:15.323256 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