Tom swift and his giant robot by victor appleton 1954 book 4 in the series of the new tom swift jr. There have been 5 tom swift series published from 1910 to 2007. Tom swift and his war tank or doing his bit for uncle sam pg text. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Handbook of science experiments did you know that a book of science experiments, starring tom swift himself, was planned by the. Tom swift and his air scout or uncle sams mastery of the sky pg text. Or, fun and adventures on the road tom swift and the visitor from planet x tom swift among.
In all there have been more than 100 books, with tom passing the torch to. Sam preston, the owner of a large circus puts tom and his friends on the trail of these huge creatures. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. The tom swift books appeared in several series over the years. Tom swift and his flying lab 1954 tom swift and his jetmarine 1954. Lot of 10 tom swift jr series books picture covers victor appleton ii. Tom swift and his rocket ship by victor appleton ii, graham kaye january 1. The books were written under the pseudonym victor appleton ii, as a sequel to the original series which ran from 1910 to 1941. It is the purpose of these spirited tales to convey in a realistic way the wonderful advances in land and sea locomotion and to interest the boy of the present in the hope that he may be a factor in aiding the marvelous development that is coming in the future. Please see item photos for complete item description condition. Tom swift and his jetmarine by victor appleton ii 1954 hardcover. Tom swift is a genius inventor whose breakthroughs in technology especially transport technology drive the plots of the novels, placing them in a genre sometimes called invention fiction or edisonade.
The many adventures of tom swift by victor appleton. The robot olympics 2 tom swift, young inventor by victor appleton and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The tom swift character has appeared in several series, including one tom swift, jr. The project gutenberg ebook of tom swift and his giant. Damon and eradicate travel to south america in search of a tribe of giants. For each title, columns give the date of original publication, the number of the book in the tom swift series the books contain forward and backward references, but can be enjoyed in any order, and links to directly install on platforms which support this or download the ereader edition, download the epub edition not currently available. Toms adventures have been written by various ghostwriters, beginning with howard garis. Along with being published in the united states, the books of this series have also been.
It is the purpose of these spirited tales to convey in a realistic way the wonderful advances in land and sea. Rick brant is the hero in a series of 24 juvenile adventure novels by john blaine, pseudonym for authors harold l. Adventures, its hero the even more brilliant son of the original tom swift who still made appearances as the eminence gris of the swifts modern hightech invention facility, of which he was the ceo, and the pseudonymous author was now victor appleton. When traveling or really anytime when there isnt enough peace. All books are credited to the pseudonym victor appleton or, in the case of the tom swift, jr. Tom swift and the visitor from planet x by victor appleton.
As i thought things over, i decided to put up a page that was dedicated to just. Tom swift and his motorcycle by victor appleton, paperback. In 1954 the heirs of stratemeyer resumed the series. First published in 1910, the series total more than 100 volumes. My audiobook library download s audiobooks for 70% off. First appearing in 1954 and spanning 33 titles, the books were published by.
You may want to also look for the tom swift 3 wanderer series, the tom swift iv and tom swift young. Counterparts to the tom swift character and series are later. The best reason to read this is to compare it beside the tom swift jr series and the tom swift iii series. Information from the detectortransmitters, tom went on, would be fed into an electronic computer at the bureau of mines in washington. Readers of tom swift and his flying lab, the first book of this new series. Adventures, its hero the even more brilliant son of the original tom swift who still made appearances as the. The first edition in the series, tom swift and his flying lab, is a good find. The final five titles are purported to have been written by harriet adams. The books feature the son of the original tom swift and trace his scientific adventures. His first appearance was tom swift and his motor cycle, published in 1910.
Ghostwriters contributing to this series include william dougherty, johnny almquist, richard sklar, jim lawrence, thomas mulvey. Tom swift and his flying lab by victor appleton ii 1954. Tom swift and his rocket ship tom swift and his giant robot. For the next three series comprising of 33, 11, and books respectively, the lead characters is tom swift jr. Rick brant and his exmarine pal, don scotty scott live on spindrift island off the coast of new jersey, where ricks father heads the spindrift. I read tom swift and his rocket ship when i was in second grade. Victor appleton 18731962 if you havent come across the 200book series about tom swift jr, this book would be an interesting one to start with. Beautiful reproductions of the early tom swift books using the original internal and dustjacket art. See the complete tom swift jr series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.
The world view changes as publishing the series continued to the end of the twentieth century. Victor appleton 18731962 if you havent come across the 200 book series about tom swift jr, this book would be an interesting one to start with. Tom swift paperback 6 volume box set reprint hardcover edition by amereon tom swift and his triphibian atomicar. He is 18 years of age throughout the run of the series, and is described as lanky, blond, crewcut, possessed of deep set blue eyes, and closely resembling his famous father. I wanted to read the whole set, but the school library didnt have them all, and as new ones. The outpost was a space station which tom swift jr. The british tom swift books had you heard about the tom swift books reprinted by collins in great britain. Unfollow tom swift books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Tom swift box set 1977 o14,6,8 by john almquist and william dougherty and jim lawrence and thomas mulvey and richard sklar damon swift invention 3 the duly deputized rhino and other.
Ebooks my kindle comes with me on work excursions and i wanted to include the tom swift jr. The victor appleton books would fall into the childrensjuvenile adventure book genres. Tom swift fantasy science fiction book collection by victor appleton. It was a production factory for his famous solar batteries, and also an immensely valuable setup for space. Authorship of the first 35 volumes is generally credited to howard r. The tom swift jr book series by victor appleton ii includes books tom swift and his flying lab. Adventures series is the 2nd of the 5 official tom swift series.
Tom swift and his flying lab by victor appleton ii goodreads. Steve wozniak, profess to having been set on their courses by tom swift jr. The tom swift series generated a combined sales of more than six million volumes so it is no surprise that in the early 1950s, the stratemeyer syndicate created a spinoff series, tom swift jr. The victor apppleton house name made its debut in 1910 with the book tom swift and his motor cycle. The original tom swift books came in a number of reprints, formats and. This edition of tom swift and his motorcycle i by victor appleton is given by ashed phoenix million book edition. The tom swift activity book 1978 did you know that there is a tom swift activity book. Learn about collecting the sciencefiction young adult hero the tom swift jr. When traveling or really anytime when there isnt enough peace and tranquility to read articles requiring great attention, these books are a fun diversion. My audiobook library download s audiobooks for 70%. Vintage set of 2 tom swift books from early 20th century. Tom swift and his big tunnel or the hidden city of the andes pg text. Along with being published in the united states, the books of this series have also been extensively published in the united kingdom and have been translated into icelandic, norwegian, finnish, and french languages. Tom swift in the land of wonders or the underground search for the idol of gold pg text.
Make offer 1954 the new tom swift jr adventures tom swift and his flying lab hc. Or, fun and adventures on the road tom swift and the visitor from planet x tom swift among the diamond makers, or, the secret of phantom mountain tom swift and his sky racer, or, the quickest flight on record tom swift and his airship tom swift and his motorboat, or, the rivals of lake carlopa tom swift. Tom swift in captivity is book number of the tom swift series. The most recent tom swift book to be published was in 2007. The tom swift collection by victor appleton nook book. The swift construction company, managed by ned newton, was the commercial division which massproduced tom jr. Tom s adventures have been written by various ghostwriters, beginning with howard garis. Adventures is an old series worth putting on your new collectors radar. On july 1, 1910, the library of congress issued the for the first tom swift book, tom swift and his motorcycle. The series is aimed at the young adult readership, probably male, and the young adolescent hero, tom swift jr is the son of tom swift sr.
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