The Real McCoy : the Life of an African-American Inventor / Towle, Wendy ... – USA : Scholastic Paperbacks, 1993. - 32 p., ill.;– (A Blue Ribbon Book. . . – 0-590-48102-9 : 150 tg.
Introducing readers to a pioneering African-American inventor from the mid-1800s, the story of his life recounts his successes with such everyday objects as rubber heels, lawn sprinklers, and locomotive oil cups