Genres: | Children's Book Series |
Authors: | Victor Appleton |
Language: | English |
Type: | Digital |
In Tom Swift and His Airship, the inventive Tom builds his most impressive creation yet: the Red Cloud. This isn't your average airship; it's a hybrid design combining a balloon with airplane wings for speed and maneuverability. Tom is eager to test it out with a cross-country flight.
However, just as they're about to take off, disaster strikes! The local Shopton bank gets robbed, and suspicion falls on Tom for some unexplained reason. Now a fugitive on the fly, Tom takes to the skies in the Red Cloud with his friend, John Sharp. Their cross-country journey becomes a race against time to clear his name.
The adventure doesn't stop there. Along the way, they encounter danger and confusion. They're even mistaken for outlaws and shot at! With nowhere to land safely, Tom must use his ingenuity and the Red Cloud's capabilities to find the real criminals and get back to Shopton to prove his innocence.