The journal of Otto Peltonen, a Finnish immigrant /
Durbin, William, 1951-
The journal of Otto Peltonen, a Finnish immigrant / - 1st ed. - New York : Scholastic, 2000. - 163 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. - My name is America .
"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.
043909254X
00021919
Emigration and immigration--Fiction.
Finnish Americans--Fiction.
Iron mines and mining--Fiction.
Strikes and lockouts--Fiction.
Diaries--Fiction.
Minnesota--Fiction.
PZ7.D9323 / Jm 2000
[Fic]
The journal of Otto Peltonen, a Finnish immigrant / - 1st ed. - New York : Scholastic, 2000. - 163 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. - My name is America .
"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.
043909254X
00021919
Emigration and immigration--Fiction.
Finnish Americans--Fiction.
Iron mines and mining--Fiction.
Strikes and lockouts--Fiction.
Diaries--Fiction.
Minnesota--Fiction.
PZ7.D9323 / Jm 2000
[Fic]