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Tom Swift and His Air Glider
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AuthorVictor Appleton
LanguageEnglish
SeriesTom Swift
GenreYoung adult novel Adventure novel
PublisherGrosset & Dunlap
Publication date
1912
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages200+ pp
ISBNNA Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character
Preceded byTom Swift in the City of Gold 
Followed byTom Swift in Captivity  

Tom Swift and His Air Glider, or, Seeking the Platinum Treasure, is Volume 12 in the original Tom Swift novel series published by Grosset & Dunlap.

Plot summary

While testing out one of his many airships, Tom needs to make emergency landing for repairs. He complains of the poor quality platinum used for his magneto, and is overheard by an escaped Russian exile. The man tells Tom of a secret platinum mine, deep in Siberia. The man also explains that his brother is still in exile, and will be more useful in locating the mine. Tom organizes an expedition to save the exile and find the platinum mine.

It is to note that the Russian revolutionaries in the book are referred to as the Nihilist movement. However, given the time in which the book takes place, the author would more likely have been referring to Bolsheviks.

Inventions & Innovation

For this adventure, Tom needs to build a special glider that can withstand the high-velocity winds in the vicinity of the mine.