Title: Siberian gold
Description: At the start of the 20th century Stephen Wyld, a mining engineer, is sent on a mission to Siberia.  His employer has received a permit to explore gold mining development in the head of the Amur River.  Far removed from the Tsar, it is a region of peasants, Cossacks, outlaws, and traditions.  Stephen is a foreigner, in a land that goes on for ever, runs on a timeless schedule, and speaks in nuances.  He quickly finds himself in confrontation with local controls.  But he is an honest and hardworking man.  Ultimately, in the timeless good-versus-evil conflict, he wins.
Subjects: Fiction, Gold mines and mining
Places: Siberia (Russia), Amur River
Time periods: 1901-1904