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Tom Swift and His Air Scout; Or, Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky

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    Tom Swift and His Air Scout; Or, Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky is an airship adventure and classic fantasy novel by Victor Appleton.

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    About Tom Swift and His Air Scout; Or, Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky

    "Tom Swift and His Air Scout; Or, Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky" by Victor Appleton is a novel published as Volume 22 in the original Tom Swift series. During World War I, young inventor Tom Swift pursues a revolutionary project: creating a completely silent airship for military reconnaissance. Inspired by his inability to communicate with Mary Nestor during a flight, Tom develops this technology for the war effort. But when rival manufacturers pressure him to join their company, his refusal triggers dangerous consequences—including an unexpected kidnapping.
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    Themes, setting & tropes

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    Subjects

    • Adventure and adventurers, Juvenile fiction
    • Swift, Tom, Juvenile fiction
    • Airships, Juvenile fiction
    • Aeronautics, Juvenile fiction

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    Who wrote Tom Swift and His Air Scout; Or, Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky?

    Tom Swift and His Air Scout; Or, Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky was written by Victor Appleton.

    What genre is Tom Swift and His Air Scout; Or, Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky?

    It is usually shelved as Airships & Sky Pirates and Classic Fantasy.

    Is Tom Swift and His Air Scout; Or, Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky free to read?

    Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

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    Readers who like it often enjoy Through the Air to the North Pole, The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires; Or, The Ghost of Lost Man's Trail and Dick Hamilton's Airship; Or, A Young Millionaire in the Clouds.

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