The real McCoy
Subtitle: the life of an African-American inventor
By: by Wendy Towle ; paintings by Wil Clay.
Contributors: Clay, Wil, ill.
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 1993
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: McCoy, Elijah -- Juvenile literature.; McCoy, Elijah.; Afro-American inventors -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Inventors.; Afro-Americans -- Biography.
Description: Summary, 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.