The real McCoy :

Towle, Wendy, 1963-

The real McCoy : the life of an African-American inventor / by Wendy Towle ; paintings by Wil Clay. - New York : Scholastic, c1993. - 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill., col. map ; 29 cm.

Publisher's Weekly *BOOKLIST* School Library Journal

A biography of the Canadian-born black American who studied engineering in Scotland and patented over fifty inventions despite the obstacles he faced because of his race.

5.9 Follett Library Resources 3-6

0590435965 : $14.95

91038895 /AC


McCoy, Elijah, 1844-1929 --Juvenile literature.
McCoy, Elijah, 1844-1929.
McCoy, Elijah, 1844-1929.


Afro-American inventors--Biography--Juvenile literature.--United States
Inventors.
Afro-Americans--Biography.
Inventors--Biography.
Blacks--Biography.

T40.M43 / T68 1993

608.72