The 19th century. The territory of Russian America. The main character, the Russian aristocrat Count Vorontsov, due to unforeseen circumstances ends up deep in the peninsula among the Tlingit tribe, sharing with American travelers a series of incredible and dangerous adventures, up to an armed clash in the prairies with the Huron tribe. Vorontsov with honor endures the difficult trials and even renders a great service to the growing and influential Russian-American Company through its manager, Alexander Andreevich Baranov.