{"product_id":"the-journal-of-otto-peltonen-a-finnish-immigrant-story-paperback","title":"The Journal of Otto Peltonen: A Finnish Immigrant Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Durbin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA portrait of the Finnish immigrant experience in Minnesota during the early twentieth century--now in paperback\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Durbin is a writer and former teacher who lives on Lake Vermilion at the edge of Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. A winner of the Great Lakes Book Award and a two-time winner of the Minnesota Book Award, he has published twelve novels for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eSong of Sampo Lake\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Darkest Evening\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlackwater Ben\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDead Man's Rapids\u003c\/i\u003e (all from Minnesota).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.4 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 18, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768763056416,"sku":"9781517910464","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8c3da8361d93121f44aaca5abbd5a8a7.webp?v=1780336893","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-journal-of-otto-peltonen-a-finnish-immigrant-story-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}