Pelle the Conqueror, Volume 2
Author: first_name: Martin Andersen
last_name: Nexø
Language: English
Year: 1914

"The novel follows the character Pelle Karlsson, who immigrates to Denmark from Sweden in 1877 at age eight. At 18, he moves from Bornholm to Copenhagen, and becomes a leader in the labour movement in Denmark, motivated by poor working conditions." (Wikipedia)

The second volume covers Pelle's apprenticeship to a shoemaker. - Summary by Wikipedia