Quiet Vision has republished the first twenty five titles in the original Tom Swift series. Damon who is always blessing almost everything, Eradicate Sampson and his mule Boomerang who is braver and more intelligent than assumed and many others. Called an inventor, Tom Swift is more of a talented mechanic with a special love for airships and airplanes. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.
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Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Book number 4 in the original Tom Swift Series. Get A Copy. Paperback , pages. Published January 24th by IndyPublish. More Details Original Title. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Lists with This Book.
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More filters. Sort order. Jun 04, Nikky3 rated it liked it. Read as Tom Swift nearly dies but wont go to the cops! Follow along as our hero and his friends hunt for gold! Gasp as our hero fixes the boat just in time saving everyones life!!! But will they get to the sunkin ship in time!?!?!?
I don't even know if I care any more. These books might be to much for me. Shelves: literature. At age five Dad got a house in unincorporated Kane County, Illinois. Although far from his job at Honeywell in Rosemont, he snapped it up because of a G. The Meadowdale development was so new that there were no lawns, no sidewalks and nothing nearby except farms, a creek and a wooded hill.
There wasn't even a school yet so the move ended my brief experience of kindergarten.
All the houses looked the same, just different color At age five Dad got a house in unincorporated Kane County, Illinois. All the houses looked the same, just different colors. Because of the subsidy, pretty much all the folks moving in were vets and their families. Because the feds were involved, it was multiracial. I had to learn about racism later, after moving to Park Ridge at age ten.
Meadowdale was paradise! Unlike most of our neighbors, my parents read. Dad never got a tv, so on rainy days there was little choice. He'd listen to classical music all day. Mom would knit or write to her family in Norway. I'd draw or read. Later, his parents gave us an old portable, but by then it was too late.
The reading habit was ingrained.
Mom became head of the PTA. It is not long before the Advance arrives at the wreck. They struggle to find it at first, but soon are successful. In their extreme-depth diving suits , Tom and Captain West enter the waters where the wreck is, which is at a depth of over 2 miles—similar to the RMS Titanic. Sharks attack but are fought off.
Gold was found in a secret compartment behind the Captain's safe, and recovered from the Boldero just in time to escape from the now-arriving Wonder. Plucky, lively, resourceful, brave and clever. Home-schooled at a college level by his father, Barton Swift. Athlete and hunter. Familiar with how to stalk game and firearms. Loves all things mechanical. Is a decent cook, too.
Barton Swift Widower. Wealthy and conservative. Not flashy or pretentious.
Inventor master machinist and holder of numerous patents. In this episode, described as "aged", "nervous", "distracted" and "feeble.
Baggert Housekeeper. Kindly, and "loves Tom like a son. She is short of stature and has to stand on a soap box to kiss Tom goodbye on one of his voyages. John Sharp Professional balloonist and trapeze artist.