The journal of Otto Peltonen, a Finnish immigrant / by William Durbin.
by Durbin, William.
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BookSeries: My name is America. Publisher: New York : Scholastic, 2000Edition: 1st ed.Description: 163 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.ISBN: 043909254X :.Subject(s): Immigration and emigration -- Fiction | Finnish Americans -- Fiction | Iron miners -- Fiction | Strikes -- Fiction | Minnesota -- Fiction | Diaries -- FictionDDC classification: [Fic] 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.
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"Otto Peltonen is a fictional character created by the author and his journal and its epilogue are works of fiction"--Copyright page.
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.
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