02594cam a22003613u 4500 70182 UtSlPG 20260610134625.0 m cr n 260607r20231923utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 75329538 UtSlPG en iso639-1 PZ Appleton, Victor Tom Swift and his flying boat; Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2023 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2023-03-01 Bob Taylor, David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the University of Florida Digital Collections.) "Tom Swift and His Flying Boat; or, The Castaways of the Giant Iceberg" by Victor Appleton is a children's adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story focuses on the resourceful young inventor Tom Swift as he embarks on a new and ambitious project of creating a flying boat capable of traversing land, water, and air. With his adventurous spirit, Tom hopes to overcome challenges associated with his innovative design while engaging with a cast of supporting characters that include his father, Mr. Barton Swift, and his friend, Mr. Wakefield Damon. At the start of the story, Tom expresses his confidence in the feasibility of building a flying boat, sparking a debate with his father about the practicality of the idea. Tom shares exciting prospects for the boat, noting potential uses for exploration in the Arctic and Antarctic. As the discussion unfolds, the plot thickens when Mr. Damon arrives, seeking Tom's help for a journey to Iceland to locate a treasure related to a friend from the past. This combination of invention and adventure sets the stage for what promises to be an engaging tale filled with ingenuity, friendship, and the thrill of discovery as Tom pursues his ambitions and faces unforeseen challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: United States: Grosset & Dunlap, 1923 Adventure stories Swift, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction Seaplanes -- Juvenile fiction Icebergs -- Juvenile fiction Rogers, Walter S. (Walter Stanton), 1870-1937 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70182 110924 110924