Key Players in AA History by Bob K.

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bob k. is an active Southern Ontario AA member, sober since 1991.

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Key Players in AA History

by Bob K.

Overview

Who are the “key players” in the history of Alcoholics Anonymous? There are the co-founders, of course, Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith. And there’s Dr. William Silkworth, Bill’s doctor at Towns Hospital. And Marty Mann, one of the first women in AA, and the founder of the National Council on Alcoholism. And Clarence Snyder, who started the first AA meeting in Cleveland. And many, many more fascinating men and women. Key Players in AA History by bob k not only tells us about these people, but in the process also provides a fresh understanding of the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous. The book is well researched and a true pleasure to read. As Ernie Kurtz and Bill White put it at the end of their Foreword for this wonderful and engaging book: "Let the stories begin".

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We hear a lot of names associated with Alcoholics Anonymous - Jung, James, Rockefeller, Silkworth, Ignatia, Peabody, Shoemaker, Hazard and many others. Key Players is a book for those who'd like to know more about these contributors to AA history without having to buy and read 300 page biographies about each one. Learn more about early members like Burwell, Parkhurst, Snyder and Mann in 7 and 8 page chapters. Get the highlights of AA forerunners like the Washingtonians and the Water Street Mission. The foremost "key player" in AA history is Bill Wilson and we take a close look at his family background, troubled childhood, LSD experimentation and alleged extramarital affairs. It's all pretty interesting.