Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle; Or, Daring Adventures in Elephant Land
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"Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle; Or, Daring Adventures in Elephant Land" by Victor Appleton is a young adult novel published in 1911. When young inventor Tom Swift perfects his electric rifle—a weapon that fires bolts of electricity—he embarks on an African safari that becomes far more dangerous than expected. Beyond hunting elephants for ivory, Tom and his companions must rescue friends held captive by hostile tribes. The novel is notable for
inspiring the name of the Taser, a non-lethal weapon developed sixty years later. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Appleton, Victor |
|---|---|
| Title | Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle; Or, Daring Adventures in Elephant Land |
| Note | PRC version is in 10tom10p.prc and 10tom10p.zip |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Swift_and_His_Electric_Rifle |
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Produced by This etext was produced by Charles Franks, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Africa -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Swift, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Elephant hunting -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 3777 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 2003 |
| Last Update | Jan 8, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 587 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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