Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon (Illustrated)

by Victor Appleton

Overview

Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon: Fortune hunter Alec Peterson is trying to get Tom's father Barton to invest in a treasure hunt. The treasure is on an island off the coast of Panama. Tom wants to build a giant cannon to protect the Panama Canal and fire the longest cannon shots ever. Tom also has to develop a new propellant to drive the two-ton 30 inch shells. Tom overcomes his enemies, uses his Giant Cannon to save the town of Preston, NY, and goes to Panama to fire the longest shots on record, which coincidentally exposes the hidden treasure (Tom Swift Unofficial Home Page).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666238440
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	01/18/2021
Pages:	178
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.41(d)

About the Author

Victor Appleton was a pen name used by at least eight authors who wrote for Edward Stratemeyer. Of the 38 titles in the first Tom Swift series, Howard Garis (April 25, 1873 – November 6, 1962) wrote the first thirty-five, while Harriet Stratemeyer Adams (December 12, 1892 – March 27, 1982), daughter of Edward Stratemeyer, wrote the remaining three.