Book Richard Bangs' Switzerland: Quest for the Sublime

Companion book to Richard Bangs' Adventures with Purpose program "Switzerland: Quest for the Sublime", shown on public television. In addition to being a picturesque setting for organized tours into the wild, Switzerland has long been considered the birthplace of adventure travel and the wellspring of eco-tourism. Byron, Shelly, Keats, and Wordsworth all traveled to Switzerland, and upon reaching the Swiss Alps the word they chose to describe what they saw was, not surprisingly, sublime.

Here, Richard Bangs embarks upon a new adventure to discover what sublime truly meant to those early travelers and to know how the experiences of past poets and artists transformed the concept of travel. Along the way Bangs examines questions surrounding natural resources, finding answers in Switzerland that may serve as examples for the rest of the world.

Hardcover: 260 pages
Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press (October 15, 2008)
Language: English