Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout, by Victor Appleton
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Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout, by Victor Appleton- Published on: 2015-10-20
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 11.00" h x .30" w x 8.50" l, .70 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 130 pages
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From AudioFile The young inventor, Tom Swift, re-enters the lives of a whole new generation. The airship, the electric automobile, the moving picture camera--the tools of Tom's adventures--may seem tame for a Star Wars generation, but a 7-year-old can believably assume Tom's role and is riveted as each escapade unfolds. Patrick Treadway employs a collection of zany voices. Much of the text is narrated in a clear, straightforward way, which allows the young listener to follow the encounters of the colorful participants. Treadway delivers the slightly stilted speech and racial/cultural stereotypes with a gentle tongue-in-cheek tone that mitigates offense. R.F.W. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. One of the better books in the original Tom Swift series . . . . By Patrick J. Callahan I just finished rereading this entertaining boys book. It is the fifth in the series, copyright 1910 in the original issue.One pleasing aspect of the Tom Swift originals is the manner the writer has of linking the various books. Numerous references are made to the earlier books in the series, to include "and his Motorcycle," "and his Speedboat," "and his Airship," and finally, "and his Submarine Boat." Characters we have met earlier in the series reappear, and even characters that will not come back are mentioned. For instance, Captain Weston, from the preceding volume, is briefly described as having gone to Latin America to participate in a revolution.The books are full of humor. For one example, Tom's electric runabout, which is an electric racing car, breaks down during a test run. Tom is forced to ask his hired handyman, Eradicate, to hitch his mule to the car and tow it back to the shops for repair. Tom laments, "the fastest car on the roads, pulled by a mule!" Alas, Tom passes some of his enemies -- other boys Tom's age -- who subject him to a lively ribbing.Tom has many adventures with his electric car, the most notable being his brave run cross-country to bring replenishments of cash to a failing bank. If Tom cannnot reach the bank by 3:00 p.m., the run on the bank will overwhelm the bank's cash reserves. He is finally rescued from a failed robbery attempt by a band of farmers with pitchforks. So unexpected, so "off the wall," and so fun.Unlike some other boys series books I have collected, Tom has a serious girlfriend named Mary Nestor. Tom also has a number of friends who emerge as somewhat developed characters. These include his best chum, Ned Norton, as well as the aging wealthy gentleman Wakefield Damon. One bit of humor is the confusion of the book's author, who sometimes mentions that Mr. Damon is from Waterford, and a chapter later, mentions that his from Waterfield.Is there any science in these books? Remember, this book hit the market in 1910. Actually, there's quite a bit of basic science of the "Popular Mechanics" variety. Everything Tom designs and builds, from this Electric Runabout to his submarine to his airship, is always the best. Tom is a Horatio Alger type character who -- through grit and education -- pulls himself up by his bootstraps. Late in this series of about 35 books, Tom is president of a highly successful company.One comment -- in this initial series of Tom Swift books everything is "electric." There's the "electric runabout" car, there's the "electric rifle," there's the "electric locomotive," and so on. Starting in 1955 or so a series began of "Tom Swift Jr." These are totally different books, not to be confused with the first series. BUT . . . now the key word is not "electric" but "atomic." These book include titles such as " . . . in the Caves of Nuclear Fire" and " . . . and his Atomic Earth-Blaster." I guess the exciting world of engineering in 1910 was "electric" -- the days of Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse. Forty years later, we entered the atomic age, so now all the books capture the words "nuclear" or "atomic" in the titles.Hope you enjoy the book. One of the better written issues of the original Tom Swift series. I do enjoy these boys books, even though I am a senior citizen "boy."
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. That Damn Andy Foger By David Swan Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat was the Swift family’s biggest adventure yet as father and son built a fully functioning submarine and sailed halfway across an ocean and several miles under the sea. It’s hard to top that and the author doesn’t try. In Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout Tom builds a car. But this isn’t just any car it’s an all electric car meant to compete for speed with the fastest combustion (and apparently steam) engine cars. It may seem impossible to imagine that in 1910, at the dawn of the automobile, that an author could be writing about an electric car but there was actual considerations given to going the full electric car route rather than combustion engine over 100 years ago. In fact in the competition Tom’s isn’t even the only electric car being designed.The challenges that Tom faces are the exact challenges faced by electrical car manufacturers today. How do you create a battery capable of storing enough power to give a car suitable speed and driving distance? The writer was also savvy enough to recognize that an electric drives nearly silently. Of all his creations the car might have had the most issues during development but most of those came from a nearly endless string of sabotages. Even complete strangers seemed intent on sabotaging the young inventor’s creation.There is one aspect of the Tom Swift series that has consistently bothered me and that would be Andy Foger. Andy Foger is a typical red headed bully but here’s something to note. Tom is not a child and neither is Andy. Both are arguably adults and Foger’s “bullying” is often way over the line. In two previous books Foger has come very close to killing Tom Swift with his pranks and in this book Foger manages to get several dozen boys/men to kidnap Tom, tie him to a tree with apparent aims of torturing him. And yet every single time Tom Swift refuses to call the authorities vowing to take care of Foger and his pals himself. Foger’s attempts at revenge are relentless in this book and Tom is starting to look extremely foolish for allowing Foger to continually threaten his life.There is something somewhat sad about the Tom Swift series. Tom Swift lived in an exciting time near the birth of aviation, motorcars and technological advances like submarines. Individual inventors could make astounding inventions that changed the course of mankind but those days are over. Even within my lifetime the excitement over space travel has sunk to a depressing level. Almost 100 years later and electric cars are just now starting to gain a foothold but few people really care. Inventive minds are being devoted to generally useless phone apps and people are spending big money on watches with less than 24 hour battery life. This is a series that could revive the spirit of inventiveness in a young mind. These are not brilliant stories but their fun, quick reads and I would recommend them to a younger reader or someone older who enjoys reading about a simpler age.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Old time muscular fiction for boys By The Reviewer Formerly Known as Kurt Johnson In this sequel to Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat, Tom Swift hears about an electric car competition, and decides that he can make the best. But, life is rarely easy for young Tom, and before he knows it, he is facing his old rival Andy Foger. But, there is more going on than just Andy trying to keep Tom out of the race. Andy’s father is starting a rival bank to the one that Tom’s father uses, and will stop at nothing to bankrupt it. But, there’s no stopping Tom Swift, especially now that he has the fastest electric car there is!This book is listed as being written by “Victor Appleton”, but that is really a pseudonym. In truth, the Tom Swift books were the fruit of the collaboration of Howard R. Garis (1873-1962), author of the Uncle Wiggily books, and Edward T. Stratemeyer (1862-1930), author of the Bomba the Jungle Boy books and the Hardy Boys mysteries. Yep, that’s quite a team.This is muscular fiction such as boys used to grow up on, filled with adventure, danger and bravery. Tom Swift himself is clean-cut, reverent and respectful, and the sort of boy that every parent in the country wished they could have. My one complaint is that the disrespectfully drawn character of Eradicate Sampson is back, and is (at least in the 1910 edition) referred to twice as a “darkey.” Yes, I do realize that you can’t expect modern thinking from people of yesteryear, but it was very disappointing.But, that said, this was an interesting story that I highly enjoyed. (By the way, this book begins with a synopsis of what first four books of the series.) Overall, I enjoyed this book, and highly recommend it to you.
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