Tom Swift and his giant cannon; or, The longest shots on record
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 Excerpt: ...when it is ignited, but not much. I guess it's safe to go out now. Come on!" He dropped the pushbutton connected with the igniting battery, and, followed by the others, raced to the scene of ...
MoreThis historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 Excerpt: ...when it is ignited, but not much. I guess it's safe to go out now. Come on!" He dropped the pushbutton connected with the igniting battery, and, followed by the others, raced to the scene of the experiment. A curious sight met their eyes. A great hole had been torn in the hillside, and another where the improvised gun had stood. The gun itself seemed to have disappeared. "Why--why--where is it?" asked Ned. "Burst to pieces I guess," replied Tom. "I was afraid that charge was a bit too heavy." "No, here it is!" shouted Mr. Damon, circling off to one side. "It's been torn from the carriage, and partly buried in the ground," and he indicated a third excavation in the earth. It was as he had said. The terrific blast had sheared the gun from its temporary carriage, thrown it into the air, and it had come down to bury itself in the soft ground. The carriage had torn loose from the concrete base, and was tossed off in another direction. "Is the gun shattered?" asked Tom, anxious to know how the weapon had fared. It was, in a sense, a sort of small model of the giant cannon he intended to have cast. "The breech is cracked a little," answered Mr. Damon, who was examining it; "but otherwise it doesn't seem to be much damaged." "Good!" cried Tom. "Another steel jacket will remedy that defect. I guess I'm on the right road at last. But now to see what became of that armor plate." "Dinner plate not here," spoke Koku. who could not understand how there could be two kind of plates in the world. "Dinner plate gone, but big hole here," and he indicated one in the side of the hill. "I expect that i...
Publisher | RareBooksClub.com |
Binding | Paperback (22 editions) |
Reading Level | All Ages
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# of Pages | 44 |
ISBN-10 | 1231065656 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1231065655 |
Publication Date | 05/09/2012 |
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