The Journal of Otto Peltonen: A Finnish Immigrant Story Contributor(s): Durbin, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 1517910463 ISBN-13: 9781517910464 Publisher: University of Minnesota Press OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2020022316 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.2" W x 7.4" (0.48 lbs) 176 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A portrait of the Finnish immigrant experience in Minnesota during the early twentieth century--now in paperback After journeying across the Atlantic with his mother and two sisters, young Otto Peltonen joins his father in the iron ore mines of northern Minnesota, experiencing the harsh labor conditions that were common at the time, as mining companies cared more about making a profit than for their workers' safety. Writing in his journal about his family's struggles and the hard life Finnish immigrants endured in the early twentieth century, Otto ultimately strengthens his resolve to find the freedom his family had first sought in America. |