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100 1 _aAppleton, Victor
245 1 0 _aTom Swift and His Great Searchlight; or, on the border for Uncle Sam
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2003
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Swift_and_His_Great_Searchlight
500 _aRelease date is 2003-11-01
508 _aProduced by This etext was produced by Greg Weeks, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
520 _a"Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight; or, On the Border for Uncle Sam" by Victor Appleton is a children's adventure novel written during the early 20th century. The story follows the young inventor Tom Swift, who has recently perfected a noiseless airship motor, as he becomes embroiled in a mystery involving airship smugglers operating between Canada and the United States. The opening chapters introduce Tom's friends, including Ned and the giant Koku, as well as the antagonistic Andy Foger, setting the stage for an exciting adventure filled with invention and intrigue. The beginning of the novel establishes Tom Swift's world, where he is busy preparing his latest inventions while grappling with the return of his rival Andy Foger. When the boys discover that smugglers may be using airships to transport illegal goods and that their town of Shopton could be connected to these activities, they become entwined in a government investigation led by customs agent Mr. Whitford. The plot thickens as Tom decides to take on the challenge of capturing these smugglers, aided by his powerful new searchlight. As he experiments with the light and plans his mission to the Canadian border, the stage is set for a thrilling escapade fueled by invention, friendship, and possibly danger. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAdventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSwift, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aInventions -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSearchlights -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4635
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