This is the biography of Charles Henry Brown, whose obsession with aerostation took him from Great Britain to Australia and India.
It highlights the problems pioneer aeronauts faced - they often were viewed as no more than providers of novelty entertainment.
Brown's story also reflects aspects of contemporary Victorian society.
Peter Lang Ag, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissensc Unfortunate endeavours of charles henry brown. aeronaut 1827-1870, hardback/terence fitzsimons
