Here are some earlier Tom Swift books, this time from the twenties. Tom Swift books were a series of science fiction adventure novels published between 1910 and the 2007, numbering over 100. They were written by "Victor Appleton" which was a pseudonym for numerous ghost writers over the life of the series. Tom was usually a teenager, who was very scientifically inclined and inventive. Many of the inventions in the books directly inspired actual ones, including the TASER, which is an acronym for "Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle".
Tom Swift and His House on Wheels. New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1929. First edition.
Tom Swift and His Talking Pictures. New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1928. First edition.
om Swift and His Big Dirigible. New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1930. First edition.
Tom Swift Circling the Globe. New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1927.
