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Towle, Wendy,
1963-
The real McCoy :
the life of an African-American inventor /
by Wendy Towle ; paintings by Wil Clay.
New York :
Scholastic,
1993.
1 v. (unpaged) :
col. ill., col. map ;
29 cm.
Accelerated Reader level 5.7 points 0.5.
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.
19990716.
McCoy, Elijah
1844-1929
Juvenile literature.
McCoy, Elijah
1844-1929.
tITLE.
African American inventors
Biography
Juvenile literature.
Inventors.
Afro-Americans
Biography.
Clay, Wil,
ill.
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