Suomalaiset

A body hangs from a birch tree in Lester Park, Duluth, Minnesota, 1918. How is the passing of one seemingly inconsequential Finnish dockworker tied to the turbulent times; an era of labor unrest, racial prejudice, political change, and the fighting of a war not of America's choosing? This wonderfully paced historical novel takes place across the hilly shoulders of Northern Minnesota, Western Ontario, and Upper Peninsula Michigan. A love story. A diary of the American labor movement. A tale of heroism set against the backdrop of the Great War, Suomalaiset is a page-turning journey back in time.