Project Gutenberg 1998-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 172 Appleton, Victor Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon; Or, The Longest Shots on Record Produced by Anthony Matonac "Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon; Or, The Longest Shots on Record" by Victor Appleton is a children’s adventure novel written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around the extraordinary young inventor, Tom Swift, as he embarks on a daring quest to create the largest cannon ever built. The novel kicks off with an exciting mix of adventure and invention, highlighting Tom's ingenuity and determination to ensure the safety of the Panama Canal with his innovative weaponry. The opening of the book presents a lively scene where Tom's father, Mr. Swift, discusses a dubious investment proposal with an old acquaintance, Alec Peterson, regarding a lost opal mine. Amidst this business conversation, a frantic call for help arises when Tom finds himself in a perilous situation in his airship, entangled with a dangerous live wire. Thankfully, he is rescued by Peterson, which leads Mr. Swift to reconsider investing in the opal mine venture. Tom's character is further developed as he ponders his ambition to design a giant cannon for national defense, which he is keen to demonstrate at an upcoming government test for a similar cannon. This blend of high-stakes engineering, friendship, and the thrill of invention sets the stage for what promises to be a riveting adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Swift, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction Ordnance -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 291582 2025-07-01T09:14:24.072813 text/html 260824 2024-12-06T22:51:35 text/html 200518 2025-07-01T09:14:31.629764 application/epub+zip 205631 2025-07-01T09:14:27.479792 application/epub+zip 170176 2025-07-01T09:14:26.218819 application/epub+zip 469417 2025-07-01T09:14:34.537776 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457472 2025-07-01T09:14:30.843796 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414344 2022-09-01T10:38:42.144782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257603 2025-07-01T09:14:23.235890 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 237702 2024-10-29T09:27:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16692 2025-07-01T09:14:34.656749 application/rdf+xml 24738 2025-07-01T09:14:26.721832 image/jpeg 4850 2025-07-01T09:14:26.471777 image/jpeg 198234 2025-07-01T09:14:24.094824 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia