Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon, or, the Longest Shots on Record Quotes

“The powder was in gelatin form, being made with nitro-glycerine as a base. It looked, as Mr. Damon had said, like a bunch of excelsior, only it was yellow instead of white, and it felt not unlike pieces of dry macaroni”
― Victor Appleton, Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon, or, the Longest Shots on Record

“In another second he had turned on full power, the propellers whizzed with the quickness of light, and he rose in the air, off the shed roof, the live wire no longer entangling him. Then he made a short circuit of the work-shop yard, and came to the ground safely a little distance from the balloon hangar. "Saved! Tom is saved!" cried Mr. Swift, who had seen the act of Mr. Peterson from a distance. "He saved my boy's life!”
― Victor Appleton, Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon, or, the Longest Shots on Record