Chapter I: Front Matter

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_Tom Swift and His Flying Boat._ _Page 162_
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TOM SWIFT AND HIS
FLYING BOAT

OR

The Castaways of the Giant Iceberg

BY
VICTOR APPLETON

AUTHOR OF “TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR CYCLE,”
“TOM SWIFT IN CAPTIVITY,” “TOM SWIFT AND
HIS ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE,” “THE MOVING
PICTURE BOYS SERIES,” ETC.

_ILLUSTRATED_

NEW YORK
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS

Made in the United States of America

BOOKS FOR BOYS

By VICTOR APPLETON

_12mo._ _Cloth._ _Illustrated._

THE TOM SWIFT SERIES

TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR CYCLE
TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR BOAT
TOM SWIFT AND HIS AIRSHIP
TOM SWIFT AND HIS SUBMARINE BOAT
TOM SWIFT AND HIS ELECTRIC RUNABOUT
TOM SWIFT AND HIS WIRELESS MESSAGE
TOM SWIFT AMONG THE DIAMOND MAKERS
TOM SWIFT IN THE CAVES OF ICE
TOM SWIFT AND HIS SKY RACER
TOM SWIFT AND HIS ELECTRIC RIFLE
TOM SWIFT IN THE CITY OF GOLD
TOM SWIFT AND HIS AIR GLIDER
TOM SWIFT IN CAPTIVITY
TOM SWIFT AND HIS WIZARD CAMERA
TOM SWIFT AND HIS GREAT SEARCHLIGHT
TOM SWIFT AND HIS GIANT CANNON
TOM SWIFT AND HIS PHOTO TELEPHONE
TOM SWIFT AND HIS AERIAL WARSHIP
TOM SWIFT AND HIS BIG TUNNEL
TOM SWIFT IN THE LAND OF WONDERS
TOM SWIFT AND HIS WAR TANK
TOM SWIFT AND HIS AIR SCOUT
TOM SWIFT AND HIS UNDERSEA SEARCH
TOM SWIFT AMONG THE FIRE FIGHTERS
TOM SWIFT AND HIS ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE
TOM SWIFT AND HIS FLYING BOAT

THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS SERIES

THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS
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
THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS AND THE FLOOD
THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS AT PANAMA
THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS UNDER THE SEA
THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS ON THE WAR FRONT
THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS ON FRENCH BATTLEFIELDS
THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS’ FIRST SHOW HOUSE
THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS AT SEASIDE PARK
THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS ON BROADWAY

GROSSET & DUNLAP, Publishers, New York

COPYRIGHT, 1923, BY
GROSSET & DUNLAP

_Tom Swift and His Flying Boat_

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I AN IDEA AND A FORTUNE 1

II THE TREASURE CHEST 10

III AMAN DELE 19

IV A HELPING HAND 27

V WHAT CAME OF IT 34

VI THE PRONOUNCEMENT 41

VII A GOOD DEAL ON HIS MIND 48

VIII THE EXPEDITION SETS OFF 57

IX THE KEEL IS LAID 65

X BAD LUCK 73

XI THE TRIAL 82

XII IN PERIL 92

XIII A SECOND TEST 100

XIV AMAZING NEWS 109

XV ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND 118

XVI THE TRANSATLANTIC VOYAGE 125

XVII “SOMETHING ROTTEN IN DENMARK” 140

XVIII THE GIANT BERG 148

XIX THE DESERT OF ICE 160

XX IMPRISONED IN THE ICE 165

XXI A SILVER LINING 173

XXII BACK TO THE FLYING BOAT 181

XXIII STILL CRIPPLED 188

XXIV UNEXPECTED GOOD FORTUNE 195

XXV BACK FROM THE ARCTIC 203

TOM SWIFT AND HIS FLYING BOAT