TOM SWIFT

I'm not politically correct, love antiquated terms, phrases and expressions, and wish I had lived in the early 1900's, before laws against everything were passed. I also enjoy a good book. Hence I am fan of the first series of Tom Swift books dating from 1910 to 1941. Besides fun adventure and fighting the bad guys, Tom Swift and his father, Barton Swift, are inventors living in Shopton, New York, and many of their inventions have since been realized. The series has also resparked my interest in inventions and machines and has reignited dreams of my youth. In these books, cars are called autos, drivers are automobilists, a bicycle is a wheel, motor-cycle is hyphenated, and there are catchy phrases like, "That's the stuff!" The character Tom Swift was created by Edward Stratemeyer, and although written by different ghostwriters, the books were published under the collective pseudonym of Victor Appleton.

 

Collecting the actual books would be costly, yet possible, but there are many ways to acquire the series. The first 25 books are now public domain and can be read online. I bought them for my Kindle for a pittance. Once I read one, I was hooked, and said to myself, "That's the stuff!"

 

 

1910 ~ Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle

1910 ~ Tom Swift and His Motor-Boat

1910 ~ Tom Swift and His Airship

1910 ~ Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat

1910 ~ Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout

1911 ~ Tom Swift and His Wireless Message

1911 ~ Tom Swift Among the Diamond Makers

1911 ~ Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice

1911 ~ Tom Swift and His Sky Racer

1911 ~ Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle

1912 ~ Tom Swift in the City of Gold

1912 ~ Tom Swift and His Air Glider

1912 ~ Tom Swift in Captivity

1912 ~ Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera

1912 ~ Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight

1913 ~ Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon

1914 ~ Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone

1915 ~ Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship

1916 ~ Tom Swift and His Big Tunnel

1917 ~ Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders

1918 ~ Tom Swift and His War Tank

1919 ~ Tom Swift and His Air Scout

1920 ~ Tom Swift and His Undersea Search

1921 ~ Tom Swift Among the Fire Fighters

1922 ~ Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive

1923 ~ Tom Swift and His Flying Boat

1924 ~ Tom Swift and His Great Oil Gusher

1925 ~ Tom Swift and His Chest of Secrets

1926 ~ Tom Swift and His Airline Express

1927 ~ Tom Swift Circling the Globe

1928 ~ Tom Swift and His Talking Pictures

1929 ~ Tom Swift and His House on Wheels

1930 ~ Tom Swift and His Big Dirigible

1931 ~ Tom Swift and His Sky Train

1932 ~ Tom Swift and His Giant Magnet

1933 ~ Tom Swift and His Television Detector

1934 ~ Tom Swift and His Ocean Airport

1935 ~ Tom Swift and His Planet Stone

1939 ~ Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope

1941 ~ Tom Swift and His Magnetic Silencer

 

 

 

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