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The never before told story of the forces that inspired the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous. The Roots of Alcoholics Anonymous is a fascinating history of treatment for alcoholism that traces societys shifting sentiments towards recovery. Author Bill Pittman uncovers a wealth of new and fascinating information about the people, movements and organizations behind Alcoholics Anonymous. Pittman has dug deeply into the early history of AA. He has used recent scholarship on the subject well and done a mountain of new research. The entire Alcohol Studies field should find this book highly interesting.Penny Booth Page, Rutgers Center for Alcohol Studies A challenging and thought provoking book.Ernest Kurtz, Ph.D., author of Not God: A History of AA I like Bill Pittmans factual approach to the years leading up to the birth of AA.Ruth Hock Crecellius, Bill Wilsons first secretary An honest, accurate and readable history of AA.Bob Morris, Minneapolis, Minnesota Complete and informative--a valuable book for anyone in the alcohol studies field.Curtis M., New York City Pittman has written a comprehensive and insightful history of the evolution of AA.Peter L., Waltham, Massachusetts

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title The Roots of Alcoholics Anonymous author Pittman Bill - photo 1
title:The Roots of Alcoholics Anonymous
author:Pittman, Bill.
publisher:Hazelden Publishing
isbn10 | asin:1568385056
print isbn13:9781568385051
ebook isbn13:9780585322117
language:English
subjectAlcoholism--Treatment, Alcoholics Anonymous.
publication date:1988
lcc:HV5278.P58 1988eb
ddc:362.292
subject:Alcoholism--Treatment, Alcoholics Anonymous.
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The Roots of Alcoholics Anonymous
Bill Pittman
Foreword by Daniel J. Anderson, Ph.D. President Emeritus, Hazelden Foundation
Page ii Disclaimer Due to non-consecutive note order the endnotes in this - photo 2
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Disclaimer:
Due to non-consecutive note order, the endnotes in this e-book are not linked.
Hazelden
Center City, Minnesota 55012-0176
1-800-328-9000
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1988 by Bill Pittman
First published by Glen Abbey Books 1988 (originally titled A.A.: The Way It Began). First published by Hazelden Foundation 1999 All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any manner without the written permission of the publisher
ISBN: 1-56838-505-6
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Editor's note:
The publication of this volume does not imply affiliation with nor approval or endorsement from Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.
Hazelden Information and Educational Services is a division of the Hazelden Foundation, a not-for-profit organization. Since 1949, Hazelden has been a leader in promoting the dignity and treatment of people afflicted with the disease of chemical dependency.
The mission of the foundation is to improve the quality of life for individuals, families, and communities by providing a national continuum of information, education, and recovery services that are widely accessible; to advance the field through research and training; and to improve our quality and effectiveness through continuous improvement and innovation.
Stemming from that, the mission of this division is to provide quality information and support to people wherever they may be in their personal journeyfrom education and early intervention, through treatment and recovery, to personal and spiritual growth.
Although our treatment programs do not necessarily use everything Hazelden, publishes, our bibliotherapeutic materials support our mission and the Twelve Step philosophy upon which it is based. We encourage your comments and feedback.
The headquarters of the Hazelden Foundation is in Center City, Minnesota. Additional treatment facilities are located in Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; Plymouth, Minnesota; St. Paul, Minnesota; and West Palm Beach, Florida. At these sites, we provide a continuum of care for men and women of all ages. Our Plymouth facility is designed specifically for youth and families.
For more information on Hazelden, please call 1-800-257-7800. Or you may access our World Wide Web site on the Internet at http://www.hazelden.orgwww.hazelden.org
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This book is gratefully dedicated to
Patrick Butler
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Foreword
The Roots of Alcoholics Anonymous is a careful, well-documented history of the original sources of knowledge, inspiration, and wisdom developed by the early members of Alcoholics Anonymous. Over time and through experience, these important ingredients were forged into the basic, now traditional principles and practices that constitute the Fellowship of AA.
Author Bill Pittman's attention to detail and obvious caring and sensitivity to the material have brought that history alive. The Roots of Alcoholics Anonymous is a significant contribution to the literature on this exciting subject. It is a much needed and very readable accounting of the remarkable organization known as AA. I am quite confident that AA members throughout the country will find this history very interesting, for their groups and as individuals.
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DANIEL J. ANDERSON, PH.D.
PRESIDENT EMERITUS
HAZELDEN FOUNDATION
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Preface
The modern conception of alcoholism as a disease actually dates back to the late 1700s. During approximately the next 200 years, alcoholism was dealt with in a variety of ways. Whether alcoholism is a disease or merely "drinking more alcohol than others think you should" will not be argued in the pages of this book. It is the contention of this work that efforts used to deal with alcohol in the past have dramatically and dynamically influenced our present attitudes. As an example, does 18th century thoughts on American temperance have any relevance today?
An outline of American ideas, treatments and movements dealing with alcohol use and misuse will be discussed in the pages to follow, and will focus especially on the 1890s. This presentation will hopefully provide a background for an understanding of the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous in the 1930s. This history will concentrate on the life of Bill Wilson (18951971), co-founder of AA, prior to and including the publication of the book Alcoholics Anonymous in 1939, (also referred to as the "Big Book") the "bible" of this therapeutic social movement.
Although any attempt to write this history must rely on conflicting interpretations, (as self-reports are usually not complete and tend to conflict) it is the intention of this analysis to add information on the history of AA to the present literature.
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