Project Gutenberg 2024-11-30 Public domain in the USA. 103 Potti, Kalle 1871 1935 Anna-Kaisa Iloinen Harbori $aDuluth, Minn. :$bPäivälehti Kustannusyhtiö, $c1924. Part 1. Part 2 was never completed. Tuula Temonen and Tapio Riikonen "Iloinen Harbori" by Kalle Potti is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story explores the lives of Finnish immigrants in America, particularly focusing on their struggles with alcohol and the impact it has on their community. The main character, Stenroos, is depicted as a hardworking man who is deeply concerned about his fellow countrymen's drinking habits and seeks to establish a temperance society to combat the growing addiction among them. The opening of the novel sets the stage in a summer harbor, where the Finnish crew is drawn into a strong debate about excessive drinking during work hours. Stenroos, aware of the dire consequences of their behavior on their families back home, confronts his colleagues, expressing his disappointment and urging them to reconsider their choices. Despite his passionate plea, the men choose to abandon their duties for a trip to the pub, illustrating the tension between personal desires and communal responsibility. Stenroos's determination to reform his peers is further hinted at when he decides to raise awareness about the need for a temperance movement, highlighting both his leadership qualities and the social challenges he faces. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20241022100728potti 1924 US Reading ease score: 41.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Finns -- Ohio -- Ashtabula -- Fiction PH Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 204921 2025-09-29T12:59:39.829052 text/html 204736 2024-12-30T15:12:03.992824 text/html 132613 2025-09-29T12:59:45.119046 application/epub+zip 135116 2025-09-29T12:59:41.821047 application/epub+zip 135115 2025-09-29T12:59:40.418075 application/epub+zip 265243 2025-09-29T12:59:47.356032 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253039 2025-09-29T12:59:44.308055 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181127 2025-09-29T12:59:39.540047 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 161401 2024-11-29T14:00:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15540 2025-09-29T12:59:47.483017 application/rdf+xml 12057 2025-09-29T12:59:41.268054 image/jpeg 3392 2025-09-29T12:59:41.017090 image/jpeg 131409 2025-09-29T12:59:39.851071 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia