Sometimes close to destitution he never lost hope that his theory would one day be recognised .
Bickerton wrote a number of books during his life including : The Romance of the Heavens , The Romance of the Earth , and The Perils of a Pioneer .
Sometimes close to destitution Bickerton never lost hope that Bickerton 's theory would one day be recognised .
Bickerton wrote a number of books during his life including : The Romance of the Heavens , The Romance of the Earth , and The Perils of a Pioneer .