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Tom Swift and the Wreck of the Airship: Swift by Name and Swift by Nature!
Tom Swift and the Wreck of the Airship Swift by Name and Swift by Nature Author:Victor Appleton A Colorado miner reveals to Tom a tale of a "valley of gold" in the far reaches of Alaska. The gang out to destroy Tom, learns of the place by stealing and copying Tom's treasure map. The evil syndicate builds a large tri-plane to race Tom to the valley to collect as much gold as is possible before winter storms make travel impossible. The stor... more »y ends in near-tragedy, but you will have to read it to find out the exciting conclusion! Tom Swift, the inspirational boyhood hero of Steve Wozniak and Isaac Asimov, is an all-American young inventor in his teens. These fantastic and future-predicting stories are VERY alive today. Swift was modeled after the entrepreneurial and inventive geniuses Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, who both changed our world more than any other two people. Like Arthur C. Clarke, Swift invented or predicted many modern discoveries including the Taser, camcorder, video-phone, electric car, and several others.« less