In the second of Tundra\'s Great Idea Series, biographies for children who are just starting to read, Monica Kulling presents the life of an extraordinary man.
But when he returned to the United States to look for work at the Michigan Central Railroad, the only job.
He learned everything there was to know about engines - how to design them and how to build them.
There were few opportunities for the son of slaves, but Elijah McCoy\'s dreams led him to study mechanical engineering in Scotland.
In the second of Tundra\'s Great Idea Series, biographies for children who are just starting to read, Monica Kulling presents the life of an extraordinary man