Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon; Or, The Longest Shots on Record

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Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon; Or, The Longest Shots on Record by Victor Appleton.

Contents

• TOM SWIFT AND HIS GIANT CANNON5
• The Longest Shots on Record6
• Victor Appleton7
• TOM SWIFT AND HIS GIANT CANNON9
• CHAPTER I ON A LIVE WIRE9
• CHAPTER II "WE'LL TAKE A CHANCE!"17
• CHAPTER III PLANNING A BIG GUN22
• CHAPTER IV KOKU'S BRAVE ACT26
• DANGEROUS EXPLOSIVE KEEP AWAY FROM FIRE27
• CHAPTER V OFF TO SANDY HOOK34
• CHAPTER VI TESTING THE WALLER GUN39
• CHAPTER VII THE IMPOSSIBLE OCCURS45
• CHAPTER VIII A BIG PROBLEM50
• CHAPTER IX THE NEW POWDER54
• CHAPTER X SOMETHING WRONG59
• CHAPTER XI FAILURE AND SUCCESS64
• CHAPTER XII A POWERFUL BLAST70
• CHAPTER XIII CASTING THE CANNON75
• CHAPTER XIV A NIGHT INTRUDER82
• CHAPTER XV READY FOR THE TEST85
• CHAPTER XVI A WARNING92
• CHAPTER XVII THE BURSTING DAM97
• CHAPTER XVIII THE DOPED POWDER105
• CHAPTER XIX BLOWING DOWN THE BARRIER111
• CHAPTER XX THE GOVERNMENT ACCEPTS115
• CHAPTER XXI OFF FOR PANAMA120
• CHAPTER XXII AT GATUN LOCKS126
• CHAPTER XXIII NEWS OF THE MINE131
• CHAPTER XXIV THE LONGEST SHOT135
• CHAPTER XXV THE LONG-LOST MINE144
• THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE151

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