Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon
TOM SWIFT AND HIS
GIANT CANNON
OR
The Longest Shots on Record
BY
AUTHOR OF "TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR-CYCLE," "TOM SWIFT AND HIS
AIR GLIDER," "TOM SWIFT AND HIS GREAT SEARCHLIGHT,"
"THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS," "THE MOVING
PICTURE BOYS IN THE JUNGLE," ETC.
ILLUSTRATED
NEW YORK
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS
Made in the United States of America
IT WAS LIKE THE BLAST OF A HUNDRED THUNDERBOLTS
Books by Victor Appleton
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TOM SWIFT AND HIS SUBMARINE BOAT
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TOM SWIFT AND HIS WIRELESS MESSAGE
TOM SWIFT AMONG THE DIAMOND MAKERS
TOM SWIFT AND HIS ELECTRIC RIFLE
TOM SWIFT AND HIS WIZARD CAMERA
TOM SWIFT AND HIS GREAT SEARCHLIGHT
TOM SWIFT AND HIS GIANT CANNON
THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS SERIES
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THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS IN THE WEST
THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS ON THE COAST
THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS IN THE JUNGLE
THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS IN EARTHQUAKE LAND
GROSSET & DUNLAP
Copyright, 1913, by
GROSSET & DUNLAP
Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I | On a live Wire | 1 |
| II | "We'll Take a Chance!" | 14 |
| III | Planning a Big Gun | 22 |
| IV | Koku's Brave Act | 29 |
| V | Off to Sandy Hook | 40 |
| VI | Testing the Waller Gun | 48 |
| VII | The Impossible Occurs | 58 |
| VIII | A Big Problem | 65 |
| IX | The New Powder | 72 |
| X | Something Wrong | 80 |
| XI | Failure and Success | 87 |
| XII | A Powerful Blast | 97 |
| XIII | Casting the Cannon | 105 |
| XIV | A Night Intruder | 115 |
| XV | Ready for the Test | 121 |
| XVI | A Warning | 131 |
| XVII | The Bursting Dam | 139 |
| XVIII | The Doped Powder | 151 |
| XIX | Blowing Down the Barrier | 158 |
| XX | The Government Accepts | 165 |
| XXI | Off for Panama | 173 |
| XXII | At Gatun Locks | 183 |
| XXIII | News of the Mine | 191 |
| XXIV | The Longest Shot | 197 |
| XXV | The Long-Lost Mine | 209 |
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