Towle, Wendy  , 1963- <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780590435963 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>91038895 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>McCoy, Elijah , 1844-1929 ----Juvenile literature
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>African american inventors----Biography----Juvenile literature<br/>Inventors----United States----Biography----Juvenile literature
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>T40.M43  / T68 1993 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>JUV 92 MCC