Research Catalog

Title

Tom Swift and his great searchlight; or, On the border for Uncle Sam, by Victor Appleton ...

Author

Appleton, Victor

Publication

New York, Grosset & Dunlap [c1912]

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Details

Additional Authors

Grosset & Dunlap, publisher.

Description

iv, 214 p. front.; 20 cm.

Summary

Tom has finally perfected one of his latest inventions, a noiseless airship. This is a project Tom has been working on since the last few volumes, and now that it is finished, it appears that Tom is suddenly under scrutiny by United States border agents, who are tracking smuggling operations which utilize airships to move goods out of Canada, and avoid paying duty tax. Once Tom convinces the agents that he is not involved in smuggling, he is hired to help break up the operations.

Series Statement

• His The Tom Swift series
• Appleton, Victor. Tom Swift series.

Alternative Title

• On the border for Uncle Sam
• Tom Swift and his great search light

Subject

• Swift, Tom (Fictitious character) > Juvenile fiction
• Search and rescue operations > Juvenile fiction
• Adventure stories

Genre/Form

• Action and adventure fiction
• Fiction
• Juvenile works
• Publishers' advertisements – United States – 20th century

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

A scrap of paper -- A spy in town -- Queer repairs -- Searching for smugglers -- The raid -- The appeal to Tom -- A searchlight is needed -- Tom's newest invention -- "Beware of the comet!" -- Off for the border -- Andy's new airship -- Warned away -- Koku saves the light -- A false clew -- The rescue on the lake -- Koku's prisoner -- What the Indian saw -- The pursuit -- In dire peril -- Suspicious actions -- Mr. Period arrives -- Hovering o'er the border -- Ned is missing -- The night race -- The capture--conclusion.

LCCN

^^^12013945^//r92

OCLC

• 2939984
• SCSB-12737495

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library