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Washingtonians, Emmanuel Movement and Pre-AA Books

This collection features all books that were influential to alcoholics before the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous. The majority of these are original books from the Washingtonians and Emmanuel Movement are from the mid 1800s to early 1900s. Other books that you will find here are related to prohibition, spirituality, solutions to alcoholism, and stories about alcoholics. Several of these books were influential to Bill Wilson in his writing of the Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book.

Enjoy shopping for amazing pieces of history related to the recovery of alcoholics in this collection of Washingtonians, Emmanuel Movement and pre-AA books.

Jerry McAuley An Apostle To The Lost - 2nd Edition 1907 - ODJ Recovery Collectibles

Jerry McAuley An Apostle To The Lost - 2nd Edition 1907 - ODJ
The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James - ODJ

The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James - ODJ
The Common Sense of Drinking by Richard R. Peabody - 1936 Recovery Collectibles

The Common Sense of Drinking by Richard R. Peabody - 1936
An Address Delivered by Abraham Lincoln Before the Springfield Washingtonian Temperance Society Recovery Collectibles

An Address Delivered by Abraham Lincoln Before the Springfield Washingtonian Temperance Society
John Barleycorn by Jack London 1st Printing - 1913 Recovery Collectibles

John Barleycorn by Jack London 1st Printing - 1913
Down In Water Street by Samuel H. Hadley - 13th Edition Recovery Collectibles

Down In Water Street by Samuel H. Hadley - 13th Edition
The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James - First Modern Library Edition 1936 - ODJ Recovery Collectibles

The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James - First Modern Library Edition 1936 - ODJ
The Greatest Thing in the World by Henry Drummond Recovery Collectibles

The Greatest Thing in the World by Henry Drummond
Charles Towns Preface - Wreckage: A Drama in Three Acts by J. Hartley Manners - 1916 Very Rate Recovery Collectibles

Charles Towns Preface - Wreckage: A Drama in Three Acts by J. Hartley Manners - 1916 Very Rate
Varieties of Religious Experience by William James - 10th Printing 1904

Varieties of Religious Experience by William James - 10th Printing 1904
Varieties of Religious Experience by William James - 2nd Printing 1902 Recovery Collectibles

Varieties of Religious Experience by William James - 2nd Printing 1902
Varieties of Religious Experience by William James - 1st Printing 1902 - SIGNED Postcard Recovery Collectibles

Varieties of Religious Experience by William James - 1st Printing 1902 - SIGNED Postcard
TOGETHER Recovery Collectibles

TOGETHER
REMAKING A MAN, Courtenay Baylor Recovery Collectibles

REMAKING A MAN, Courtenay Baylor
The Power of Self-suggestion Recovery Collectibles

The Power of Self-suggestion
An Address Delivered by Abraham Lincoln Before the Springfield Washingtonian Temperance Society - 1889 Recovery Collectibles

An Address Delivered by Abraham Lincoln Before the Springfield Washingtonian Temperance Society - 1889
Signed Benjamin Rush An Inquiry into the effects of ardent spirits upon the human body and mind 1811 Recovery Collectibles

Signed Benjamin Rush An Inquiry into the effects of ardent spirits upon the human body and mind 1811
Addressed by Drs. Worcester and and McDougall Recovery Collectibles

Addressed by Drs. Worcester and and McDougall
Habits That Handicap Charles Towns Recovery Collectibles

Habits That Handicap Charles Towns
The Principles of Jesus(The Four Absolutes) by Robert E. Speer - 1902 - ODJ

The Principles of Jesus(The Four Absolutes) by Robert E. Speer - 1902 - ODJ
Down In Water Street by Samuel H. Hadley - Second Edition Recovery Collectibles

Down In Water Street by Samuel H. Hadley - Second Edition
The Philosophy Of William James - 1953 Recovery Collectibles

The Philosophy Of William James - 1953
The Principles of Jesus(The Four Absolutes) by Robert E. Speer - 1902 Recovery Collectibles

The Principles of Jesus(The Four Absolutes) by Robert E. Speer - 1902
The Power of Self-Suggestion by Rev. Samuel McComb - 1910 Recovery Collectibles

The Power of Self-Suggestion by Rev. Samuel McComb - 1910