The Journal of Otto Peltonen: A Finnish Immigrant, Hibbing, Minnesota, 1905
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The Journal of Otto Peltonen: A Finnish Immigrant, Hibbing, Minnesota, 1905

William Durbin
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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.
Genres: Historical FictionFictionYoung AdultMiddle GradeHistoricalChildrensAmerican HistoryJuvenileDiary20th Century
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