Author: Victor AppletonPublisher: Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN:
Category : Adventure and adventurers
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Tom Swift and His Sky Racer
Author: Victor AppletonPublisher: Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN:
Category : Adventure and adventurers
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Tom Swift and His Sky Racer; Or, the Quickest Flight on Record
Author: Victor AppletonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781985411104
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Tom Swift and His Sky Racer; Or, The Quickest Flight on Record by Victor Appleton is a rare manuscript, the original residing in some of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, typed out and formatted to perfection, allowing new generations to enjoy the work. Publishers of the Valley's mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life.
Tom Swift and His Sky Racer; Or, the Quickest Flight on Record
Author: Victor AppletonPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781492869153
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
"Is this Tom Swift, the inventor of several airships?" The man who had rung the bell glanced at the youth who answered his summons. "Yes, I'm Tom Swift," was the reply. "Did you wish to see me?" "I do. I'm Mr. James Gunmore, secretary of the Eagle Park Aviation Association. I had some correspondence with you about a prize contest we are going to hold. I believe-" "Oh, yes, I remember now," and the young inventor smiled pleasantly as he opened wider the door of his home. "Won't you come in? My father will be glad to see you. He is as much interested in airships as I am." And Tom led the way to the library, where the secretary of the aviation society was soon seated in a big, comfortable leather chair. "I thought we could do better, and perhaps come to some decision more quickly, if I came to see you, than if we corresponded," went on Mr. Gunmore. "I hope I haven't disturbed you at any of your inventions," and the secretary smiled at the youth.
Tom Swift and His Sky Racer The Quickest Flight on Record
Author: Victor AppletonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781073406586
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
A $10,000 prize lures Tom into competing at a local aviation meet at Eagle Park. Tom is determined to build the fastest plane around, but his plans mysteriously disappear, which means Tom must redesign his new airplane from the beginning. A side-plot through the story is Mr. Swift's failing health.
Tom Swift and His Sky Racer, Or, the Quickest Flight on Record
Author: Victor AppletonPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781548088392
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Chapter One The Prize Offer "Is this Tom Swift, the inventor of several airships?" The man who had rung the bell glanced at the youth who answered his summons. "Yes, I'm Tom Swift," was the reply. "Did you wish to see me?" "I do. I'm Mr. James Gunmore, secretary of the Eagle Park Aviation Association. I had some correspondence with you about a prize contest we are going to hold. I believe-" "Oh, yes, I remember now," and the young inventor smiled pleasantly as he opened wider the door of his home. "Won't you come in? My father will be glad to see you. He is as much interested in airships as I am." And Tom led the way to the library, where the secretary of the aviation society was soon seated in a big, comfortable leather chair. "I thought we could do better, and perhaps come to some decision more quickly, if I came to see you, than if we corresponded," went on Mr. Gunmore. "I hope I haven't disturbed you at any of your inventions," and the secretary smiled at the youth. "No. I'm through for to-day," replied Tom. "I'm glad to see you. I thought at first it was my chum, Ned Newton. He generally runs over in the evening." "Our society, as I wrote you, Mr. Swift, is planning to hold a very large and important aviation meet at Eagle Park, which is a suburb of Westville, New York State. We expect to have all the prominent 'bird-men' there, to compete for prizes, and your name was mentioned. I wrote to you, as you doubtless recall, asking if you did not care to enter." "And I think I wrote you that my big aeroplane-dirigible, the Red Cloud, was destroyed in Alaska, during a recent trip we made to the caves of ice there, after gold," replied Tom. "Yes, you did," admitted Mr. Gunmore, "and while our committee was very sorry to hear that, we hoped you might have some other air craft that you could enter at our meet. We want to make it as complete as possible, and we all feel that it would not be so unless we had a Swift aeroplane there." "It's very kind of you to say so," remarked Tom, "but since my big craft was destroyed I really have nothing I could enter." "Haven't you an aeroplane of any kind? I made this trip especially to get you to enter. Haven't you anything in which you could compete for the prizes? There are several to be offered, some for distance flights, some for altitude, and the largest, ten thousand dollars, for the speediest craft. Ten thousand dollars is the grand prize, to be awarded for the quickest flight on record." "I surely would like to try for that," said Tim, "but the only craft I have is a small monoplane, the Butterfly, I call it, and while it is very speedy, there have been such advances made in aeroplane construction since I made mine that I fear I would be distanced if I raced in her. And I wouldn't like that." "No," agreed Mr. Gunmore. "I suppose not. Still, I do wish we could induce you to enter. I don't mind telling you that we consider you a drawing-card. Can't we induce you, some way?" "I'm afraid not. I haven't any machine which-" "Look here!" exclaimed the secretary eagerly....
Tom Swift and His Sky Racer, Or, the Quickest Flight on Record
Author: Victor [pseud.] AppletonPublisher: Tredition Classics
ISBN: 9783849177676
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of international literature classics available in printed format again - worldwide.
Tom Swift and His Motor-cycle
Author: Victor AppletonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Adventure and adventurers
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Tom Swift and His Wireless Message
Author: Victor AppletonPublisher: Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN:
Category : Adventure and adventurers
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Tom Swift & friends decide to trial an experimental airship near the New Jersey coast, and are unexpectedly swept out to sea by hurricane winds.
Tom Swift and his Motor-Cycle
Author: Victor AppletonPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368185551
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.
Tom Swift and His Sky Racer
Author: Victor AppletonPublisher: 1st World Publishing
ISBN: 1421816040
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - "Is this Tom Swift, the inventor of several airships?" The man who had rung the bell glanced at the youth who answered his summons. "Yes, I'm Tom Swift," was the reply. "Did you wish to see me?" "I do. I'm Mr. James Gunmore, secretary of the Eagle Park Aviation Association. I had some correspondence with you about a prize contest we are going to hold. I believe -"