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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.

  • The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James - ODJ Recovery Collectibles
    The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James - ODJ Recovery Collectibles

    The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James - ODJ

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    This is the Modern Library Edition of Varieties of Religious Experience by William James. Printing unknown. This book has a rich history in AA earl...

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  • Down In Water Street by Samuel H. Hadley - 13th Edition Recovery Collectibles
    Down In Water Street by Samuel H. Hadley - 13th Edition Recovery Collectibles

    Down In Water Street by Samuel H. Hadley - 13th Edition

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    Down in Water Street: A Story of Sixteen Years Life and Work in Water Street Mission a Sequel to the Life of Jerry McAuley This book is a Thirteent...

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  • 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 Recovery Collectibles

    The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James - First Modern Library Edition 1936 - ODJ

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    This is the 1936 Modern Library Edition of Varieties of Religious Experience by William James. This book has a rich history in AA early days.  Bill...

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  • The Greatest Thing in the World by Henry Drummond Recovery Collectibles
    The Greatest Thing in the World by Henry Drummond Recovery Collectibles

    The Greatest Thing in the World by Henry Drummond

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    The Greatest Thing in the World by Henry Drummond. This version of the book is undated and published by The Peter Pauper Press. This book comes wit...

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  • 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 Recovery Collectibles

    Charles Towns Preface - Wreckage: A Drama in Three Acts by J. Hartley Manners - 1916 Very Rate

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    Wreckage: A Drama in Three Acts by J. Hartley Manners. This book was published in  1916 by Dodd, Mead and Company. This is a three act play about t...

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  • Varieties of Religious Experience by William James - 2nd Printing 1902 Recovery Collectibles
    Varieties of Religious Experience by William James - 2nd Printing 1902 Recovery Collectibles

    Varieties of Religious Experience by William James - 2nd Printing 1902

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    This is a Second American Printing of The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature by William James. This is the popular book tha...

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  • The Power of Self-suggestion Recovery Collectibles
    The Power of Self-suggestion Recovery Collectibles

    The Power of Self-suggestion

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    The Power of Self-suggestionby Samuel McComb, D.D. Associate Director of the EMMANUEL MOVEMENT august 1909 This rare 54 page Emmanuel Movement book...

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  • Down In Water Street by Samuel H. Hadley - Second Edition Recovery Collectibles
    Down In Water Street by Samuel H. Hadley - Second Edition Recovery Collectibles

    Down In Water Street by Samuel H. Hadley - Second Edition

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    Down in Water Street: A Story of Sixteen Years Life and Work in Water Street Mission a Sequel to the Life of Jerry McAuley This book is a Second Ed...

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  • The Philosophy Of William James - 1953 Recovery Collectibles
    The Philosophy Of William James - 1953 Recovery Collectibles

    The Philosophy Of William James - 1953

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    The Philosophy Of William James - 1953. Selected from his chief works, with an Introduction, by Horace M. Kallen This book contains its original du...

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

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

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    The Power of Self-Suggestion Rev. Samuel McComb, D.D: Associate Director of the Emmanuel Movement London William Rider & Son Limited 1910 Prefa...

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  • Religion and Medicine by Elwood Worcester - Third Printing 1908 Recovery Collectibles
    Religion and Medicine by Elwood Worcester - Third Printing 1908 Recovery Collectibles

    Religion and Medicine by Elwood Worcester - Third Printing 1908

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    Religion and Medicine by Elwood Worcester. This is a 3rd Printing from June 1908. This was the first book published about the Emmanuel Movement. El...

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  • SIGNED by Elwood Worcester - Allies of Religion - Limited Edition Recovery Collectibles
    SIGNED by Elwood Worcester - Allies of Religion - Limited Edition Recovery Collectibles

    SIGNED by Elwood Worcester - Allies of Religion - Limited Edition

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    Autograph Edition The Allies of Religion Number 257 of a Limited 300 Printings Elwood Worcester First Edition - 1929 Marshall Jones Company This bo...

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  • Religion and Health by Len Broughton - Second Edition Recovery Collectibles
    Religion and Health by Len Broughton - Second Edition Recovery Collectibles

    Religion and Health by Len Broughton - Second Edition

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    Religion and Health A Review of the Emmanuel Movement with Suggestions to the Christian Church Len G. Broughton Fleming H. Revell Company - 1909 Se...

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  • Sunlight and Shadow by John B. Gough Dr. Sucher
    Sunlight and Shadow by John B. Gough Dr. Sucher

    Sunlight and Shadow by John B. Gough

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    Sunlight and Shadow or, Gleanings from My Life Work Comprising Personal Experiences and Opinions, Anecdotes, Incidents, and Reminiscences Gathered...

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  • Varieties of Religious Experience by William James - ODJ Recovery Collectibles
    Varieties of Religious Experience by William James - ODJ Recovery Collectibles

    Varieties of Religious Experience by William James - ODJ

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    This is the Modern Library Edition of Varieties of Religious Experience by William James. Printing unknown. This book has a rich history in AA earl...

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  • John Barleycorn by Jack London - First Printing - 1913 David Shaw
    John Barleycorn by Jack London - First Printing - 1913 David Shaw

    John Barleycorn by Jack London - First Printing - 1913

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    This is the popular book titled John Barleycorn by Jack London. This is a First Edition First Printing from 1913. This book is in good condition. T...

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  • John Barleycorn by Jack London 1st Printing - 1913 w/ODJ Recovery Collectibles
    John Barleycorn by Jack London 1st Printing - 1913 w/ODJ Recovery Collectibles

    John Barleycorn by Jack London 1st Printing - 1913 w/ODJ

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    This is the popular book titled John Barleycorn by Jack London. This is a 1st Edition 1st Printing from 1913, printed by The Century Co. This first...

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  • Temperance and the Changing Liquor Situation - Deets Pickett, 1934 Recovery Collectibles
    Temperance and the Changing Liquor Situation - Deets Pickett, 1934 Recovery Collectibles

    Temperance and the Changing Liquor Situation - Deets Pickett, 1934

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    Temperance and the Changing Liquor Situation - Deets Pickett Published by New York, The Methodist Book Concern [C1934], 1934 Book is in very go...

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  • Ten Nights in a Bar Room - T.S. Arthur Recovery Collectibles
    Ten Nights in a Bar Room - T.S. Arthur Recovery Collectibles

    Ten Nights in a Bar Room - T.S. Arthur

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    Ten Nights in a Bar Room - T.S. Arthur ‘Ten Nights in a Bar Room,’ considered by many to be one of the best temperance novels of the 19th century, ...

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  • The Wrecker, Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne - 1891 Recovery Collectibles
    The Wrecker, Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne - 1891 Recovery Collectibles

    The Wrecker, Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne - 1891

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    The Wrecker Robert Louis Stevensona and Lloyd Osbourne - 1891 Excerpt from the book: I had to content myself by pretending very arduously to be poo...

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  • Platform Echoes, by John B. Gough Recovery Collectibles
    Platform Echoes, by John B. Gough Recovery Collectibles

    Platform Echoes, by John B. Gough

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    Platform Echoes, or Living Truths for Head and Heart, by John B. Gough John B. Gough was a popular orator in the temperance movement in the United...

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  • Strong Drink: The Curse and the Cure, by T.S. Arthur - 1877 Recovery Collectibles
    Strong Drink: The Curse and the Cure, by T.S. Arthur - 1877 Recovery Collectibles

    Strong Drink: The Curse and the Cure, by T.S. Arthur - 1877

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    Strong Drink: The Curse and the Cure T.S. Arthur, from 1877 Excerpt from the publisher: We have one of those intensely wrought temperance stories f...

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  • The Greatest Thing in the World by Henry Drummond - 1973 Printing David Shaw
    The Greatest Thing in the World by Henry Drummond - 1973 Printing David Shaw

    The Greatest Thing in the World by Henry Drummond - 1973 Printing

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    The Greatest Thing in the World by Henry Drummond. This is the 1973 printing of the book and published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book comes wit...

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  • Twice Born Men by Harold Begbie - 1909 David Shaw
    Twice Born Men by Harold Begbie - 1909 David Shaw

    Twice Born Men by Harold Begbie - 1909

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    Twice Born Men: A Clinic in Regeneration by Harold Begbie. This book was published in 1909 by Fleming H. Revell Company. This book is dedicated to ...

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