AN ALCOHOLIC to His Sons: AS TOLD To Henry Beetle Hough - First Printing with ODJ

AN ALCOHOLIC to His Sons:

AS TOLD To Henry Beetle Hough

This is a First Printing from 1954 with the original dust jacket.

This is the completely candid confessional history of a compulsive drinker, addressed to his sons. It covers every aspect of a key problem in our society. How does an intelligent, successful man let himself slip down the inclined plane which leads to helpless alcoholism? What are his rational-izations? How does he slide from the occasional drink to the occasional drunkenness, from the social cocktail to secret drinking, to lying, to eventual mindless incompetence? What are the danger signals along the way and what are the possibilities of cure?

Each one of these questions is taken up frankly in this book. It is a fascinating story, one of degradation and eventual regeneration. Its sheer readability will attract many — the story it tells should help many more.

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From the Foreword…

This is the book a friend asked me to write.

The central figure remains anonymous, for the purpose has been to present a statement of truth about alcohol and alcoholism..... The reader may ask, "Is it genuine?" Yes, there is nothing here that is not genuine....

The identity of any of those whose experiences are told here does not matter. The only important thing has been to reach as much as possible of the fact of alcoholic experience and to make it serve those, especially the young, who can profit by sound knowledge and information.

The sort of experience likely to be of value is that concerning the patterns of alcoholism in contemporary life, danger signs, attitudes wise or foolish, false lures, the meeting of various challenges. The material of this book has been selected accordingly, and there is no exploring of familiar alcoholic horrors. This is as my friend wanted it to be....

HENRY BEETLE HOUGH

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About the Author

IN HIS previous books Henry Beetle Hough has written mostly of such engaging, light subjects as the charm of country landscapes and the pleasures of country living.

In this book he turns his attention, with ease and success, to a more serious and dramatic subject. Since 1920 Mr. Hough and his wife have lived on the island of Martha's Vineyard, where they have been co-editors of the Vineyard Gazette, a local weekly which has a national reputation for quality. Mr. Hough is the author of eight books before this one, including Country Editor and Singing in the Morning, and articles and stories which have appeared in The Saturday Evening Post, Collier's, Esquire, and other magazines.

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This book is in very good condition with little to no use or wear. There is no writing or markings in the book. The dust jacket has some edge wear and minor tears.

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