In this novel, a Russian businessman with Tsarist ambitions masterminds a plot against America, which involves triggering a set of earthquakes on the ocean floor, creating a number of tsunami to hit the USA coastline.
The main character in this story is a Russian businessman with Tsarist ambitions who concocts an attack on America by causing a series of earthquakes beneath the ocean floor, leading to numerous tsunamis that would strike the American coast.