tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post5023353465549199446..comments2024-03-28T04:15:00.814-07:00Comments on Jerry's House of Everything: FORGOTTEN BOOK: TOM SWIFT AMONG THE DIAMOND MAKERSJerry Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-56300419184486624052011-02-13T10:58:55.095-08:002011-02-13T10:58:55.095-08:00CORRECTION: The Caves of Nuclear Fire was written...CORRECTION: The Caves of Nuclear Fire was written by Thomas Mulvey, not James Lawrence Duncan. My bad.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-61233617193884852852011-02-11T10:48:02.858-08:002011-02-11T10:48:02.858-08:00About three or four years ago I tried the first tw...About three or four years ago I tried the first two of the original Tom Swift books, and was almost bored to tears, and confused. Then I realized it was the Tom Swift JR. books that I'd read as a young 'un, and tried a couple of those and enjoyed them a lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-20362640021605164352011-02-11T10:36:02.939-08:002011-02-11T10:36:02.939-08:00I read one or two of these once upon a time. The w...I read one or two of these once upon a time. The women next door gave me all of her son's books once he grew up.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-91292815753051854792011-02-11T09:53:04.377-08:002011-02-11T09:53:04.377-08:00Todd, the first 38 books in the series were publis...Todd, the first 38 books in the series were published by Grosset & Dunlap. The last two (#39 Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope [1936] and #40 Tom Swift and His Magnetic Silencer [1941]) were published as Big Little Books. Numbers 29-38 were reprinted by Whitman.<br /><br />Randy, The Grosset & Dunlap books cost 40 cents at the beginning, and moved up to 50 cents in the 20's and 30's. By any standard, your haul for $1.99 was a steal.<br /><br />George, The Caves of Nuclear Fire was number 8 in the Tom Swift, Jr. series by "Victor Appleton, II" (probably James Lawrence Duncan). Here's a link to the text of that book: http://www.tomswiftlives.com/bookframe_nuclear_fire.htmJerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-15791930878063788732011-02-11T09:45:57.693-08:002011-02-11T09:45:57.693-08:00Oh, sure, Tom Swift is so guilty in that wise that...Oh, sure, Tom Swift is so guilty in that wise that he should be kangaroo-court prosecuted and taken to the dungeon, he wrote condescendingly...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-62613223630555701072011-02-11T07:46:05.240-08:002011-02-11T07:46:05.240-08:00Oh, this takes me back. Actually, I'm very gra...Oh, this takes me back. Actually, I'm very grateful to the series for inspiring Tom Swifties, e.g., "Who discovered radium?" asked Marie curiously, or "Hurry up and get to the back of the ship," Tom said sternly. Of course, I suppose we also have Tom Swift to thank for the fact we can't use adverbs in writing any more.BVLawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08104434170537269673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-86614944653406892632011-02-11T06:40:04.572-08:002011-02-11T06:40:04.572-08:00Originally as inexpensive hardcovers, in the Gross...Originally as inexpensive hardcovers, in the Grosset and Dunlap mode?Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-34846307070499115092011-02-11T06:14:11.116-08:002011-02-11T06:14:11.116-08:00TOM SWIFT AND THE CAVES OF NUCLEAR FIRE was a semi...TOM SWIFT AND THE CAVES OF NUCLEAR FIRE was a seminal book in my life. The first 28 Tom Swifts for a couple of bucks!!!! I have to lie down before I pass out!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-49283468000410032732011-02-11T02:13:13.802-08:002011-02-11T02:13:13.802-08:00On looking, some of Junior's adventures are mi...On looking, some of Junior's adventures are mixed in.Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627907086811387527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-44498781521448794032011-02-11T02:10:33.047-08:002011-02-11T02:10:33.047-08:00I do have this one in a bundle of twenty-eight of ...I do have this one in a bundle of twenty-eight of the original Swifts that I think I got for a buck ninety-nine. I haven't yet dipped into any of them yet. This might spur me to try.Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627907086811387527noreply@blogger.com