Books published by publisher Racine Whitman

Tom Swift is the main character of five series of American juvenile science fiction and adventure novels that emphasize science, invention and technology. First published in 1910, the series total more than 100 volumes. The original series, of which this is one, numbered 40 volumes. The character was created by Edward Stratemeyer, the founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, a book-packaging firm. Tom's adventures have been written by various ghostwriters, beginning with Howard Garis. Most of the books are credited to the collective pseudonym "Victor Appleton".Most of the various series emphasized Tom's inventions. The books generally describe the effects of science and technology as wholly beneficial, and the role of the inventor in society as admirable and heroic. Several famous people, including Steve Wozniak and Isaac Asimov, have cited "Tom Swift" as an inspiration. Several inventions, including the Taser, have been inspired allegedly by Swift's fictional inventions. "TASER" is said to be an acronym for "Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle."

from the foreward - "Was it prophetic, perhaps, that the last chapter of Heidi should have been entitled "Parting to Meet Again"? Now, years afterwards, when the first enraptured readers of the first book have grandchildren of their own, the curtain is rolled back and we DO meet again the little girl we left so long ago in the hut on the mountainside together with all her friends, and remain close to them while Heidi grows to lovely womanhood fulfilling all the sweet promises of her early years."