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The journal of Otto Peltonen : a Finnish immigrant story /

In 1905, fifteen-year-old Otto describes in his journal how he travels from Finland to America, joining his father in a dreary iron mining community in Minnesota and becoming involved in a union fight for better working conditions.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Durbin, William (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2020.
Edition:First University of Minnesota Press edition.
Subjects:
Finns > United States > History > Juvenile fiction.
Minnesota > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
Emigration and immigration > Fiction.
Finnish Americans > Fiction.
Iron mines and mining > Fiction.
Strikes and lockouts > Fiction.
Minnesota > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Diaries > Fiction.
Finns.
Minnesota.
United States.
1900-1999
Children's stories.
Fiction.
History.
Juvenile works.
Description
Summary:In 1905, fifteen-year-old Otto describes in his journal how he travels from Finland to America, joining his father in a dreary iron mining community in Minnesota and becoming involved in a union fight for better working conditions.
Item Description:"Otto Peltonen is a fictional character created by the author and his journal and its epilogue are works of fiction"--Copyright page.
Physical Description:166 pages : illustrations, maps ; 19 cm
Audience:Ages 12.
Grades 4-6.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781517910464
1517910463