Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 163 Appleton, Victor Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight; or, on the border for Uncle Sam Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Swift_and_His_Great_Searchlight Produced by This etext was produced by Greg Weeks, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight; or, On the Border for Uncle Sam" by Victor Appleton is a children's adventure novel written during the early 20th century. The story follows the young inventor Tom Swift, who has recently perfected a noiseless airship motor, as he becomes embroiled in a mystery involving airship smugglers operating between Canada and the United States. The opening chapters introduce Tom's friends, including Ned and the giant Koku, as well as the antagonistic Andy Foger, setting the stage for an exciting adventure filled with invention and intrigue. The beginning of the novel establishes Tom Swift's world, where he is busy preparing his latest inventions while grappling with the return of his rival Andy Foger. When the boys discover that smugglers may be using airships to transport illegal goods and that their town of Shopton could be connected to these activities, they become entwined in a government investigation led by customs agent Mr. Whitford. The plot thickens as Tom decides to take on the challenge of capturing these smugglers, aided by his powerful new searchlight. As he experiments with the light and plans his mission to the Canadian border, the stage is set for a thrilling escapade fueled by invention, friendship, and possibly danger. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 92.7 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Swift, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction Inventions -- Juvenile fiction Searchlights -- Juvenile fiction PZ PS Text Children's Book Series Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 275961 2025-08-02T12:15:41.141363 text/html 265154 2020-12-28T04:44:32 text/html 193846 2025-08-02T12:15:48.431774 application/epub+zip 195976 2025-08-02T12:15:44.426324 application/epub+zip 165999 2025-08-02T12:15:43.182324 application/epub+zip 446823 2025-08-02T12:15:51.127809 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 429554 2025-08-02T12:15:47.710822 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386518 2022-09-03T03:42:18.452170 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256113 2025-08-02T12:15:40.572343 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 255913 2020-12-28T04:44:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19791 2025-08-02T12:15:51.259765 application/rdf+xml 23769 2025-08-02T12:15:43.780316 image/jpeg 4502 2025-08-02T12:15:43.527302 image/jpeg 94130 2020-12-28T04:44:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 93086 2020-12-28T04:44:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 191258 2025-08-02T12:15:41.164307 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