Tom Swift and His Great Search Light [Searchlight], or, On the Border for Uncle Sam (Tom Swift Series Book 15)

iv, 214 pp., [6] publisher catalog. 8vo. Book 15 in the classic boy's adventure series, in which Tom Swift perfects his noiseless airship, and uses it to combat Canadian smugglers. "Tom Swift (in some versions Tom Swift, Jr.) is the name of the central character in five series, totaling over 100 volumes, of juvenile science fiction and adventure novels that emphasize science, invention, and technology. The character was created by Edward Stratemeyer, the founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, a book-packaging firm. His adventures have been written by a number of different ghostwriters over the years. Most of the books are published under the collective pseudonym Victor Appleton. The 33 volumes of the second series use the pseudonym Victor Appleton II."