Project Gutenberg 1998-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 198 Appleton, Victor Tom Swift Among the Fire Fighters; Or, Battling with Flames from the Air Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Swift_Among_the_Fire_Fighters Produced by Anthony Matonac "Tom Swift Among the Fire Fighters; Or, Battling with Flames from the Air" by Victor Appleton is an adventure novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story follows Tom Swift, a talented young inventor, as he confronts a dangerous fire stemming from a fireworks factory. Accompanied by his friend Ned Newton, Tom rushes to the blaze, where he is faced with not only the flames but also the potential impact on his loved ones, particularly Mary Nestor, his fiancée. At the start of the book, Tom and Ned are reviewing financial accounts when they are interrupted by the commotion of a nearby fire. They learn that a fireworks factory is ablaze and quickly decide to investigate. Tom's concern heightens upon realizing the fire poses a threat to Mary's neighborhood. As they navigate to the blaze in Tom's fast electric runabout, they witness explosions and chaos, illustrating the peril of the situation. After reaching the scene, Tom's rescue instincts take over when he learns that people may be trapped in the burning building, setting the stage for his innovative response to fire fighting, ultimately suggesting that he may develop a new aerial fire-fighting apparatus. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Swift, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction Fire extinction -- Juvenile fiction Fire fighters -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 299437 2025-07-01T09:14:47.323717 text/html 267830 2024-12-06T22:52:15 text/html 203925 2025-07-01T09:14:55.081680 application/epub+zip 208381 2025-07-01T09:14:50.774670 application/epub+zip 163357 2025-07-01T09:14:49.543665 application/epub+zip 468242 2025-07-01T09:14:58.047683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 455953 2025-07-01T09:14:54.209719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239256 2022-09-01T10:39:10.975517 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264314 2025-07-01T09:14:46.502708 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 244473 2024-10-29T09:27:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17022 2025-07-01T09:14:58.170631 application/rdf+xml 24623 2025-07-01T09:14:50.046679 image/jpeg 4617 2025-07-01T09:14:49.789667 image/jpeg 199503 2025-07-01T09:14:47.346688 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