{"product_id":"a-a-tradition-1947-aa-pamphlet-2","title":"A.A. Tradition “Our experience has taught us…” - 1947 Early AA Traditions Pamphlet","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA.A. Tradition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Our experience has taught us…”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWorks Publishing, Inc. · Copyright 1947\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEarly A.A. Traditions Pamphlet \/ Bill W. Grapevine Essays\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eOffered here is an early A.A. pamphlet titled \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eA.A. Tradition — “Our experience has taught us…”\u003c\/span\u003e, published by \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eWorks Publishing, Inc.\u003c\/span\u003e in 1947 with permission of \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eA.A. Grapevine, Inc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThis important 48-page pamphlet collects a series of writings by A.A. co-founder \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBill W.\u003c\/span\u003e on the principles that would become known as the \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eTwelve Traditions\u003c\/span\u003e. Before the Traditions were formally adopted and widely understood throughout the Fellowship, Bill used the \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eA.A. Grapevine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e to explain why A.A. needed guiding principles to preserve its unity, avoid outside entanglements, protect anonymity, and keep the Fellowship focused on its primary purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThe cover bears the simple but powerful title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA.A. Tradition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Our experience has taught us…”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThis phrase captures the heart of the pamphlet. The Traditions were not handed down as theory—they grew out of experience, trial and error, group problems, public relations questions, money concerns, anonymity issues, and the practical challenges of a fast-growing Fellowship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eDuring A.A.’s early years, the Fellowship was expanding quickly, and with growth came new problems. Groups faced questions about membership, money, clubs, hospitals, public recognition, outside affiliations, incorporation, and leadership. These issues raised a central question: \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ehow could A.A. preserve its unity while continuing to grow?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eBill W.’s answer developed through correspondence with groups and through a series of \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrapevine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e articles beginning in the mid-1940s. Those writings helped shape what he first called the \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“Twelve Points to Assure Our Future,”\u003c\/span\u003e the foundation of A.A.’s Second Legacy: \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eUnity\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThis pamphlet preserves that formative stage of A.A. history—when the Traditions were still being explained, discussed, and gradually accepted by the Fellowship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents Include\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThis pamphlet includes chapters and essays on:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeword\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlcoholics Anonymous Tradition: Twelve Points to Assure Our Future\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho Is a Member of Alcoholics Anonymous?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnonymity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoney\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdequate Hospitalization — One Great Need\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eClubs in A.A. — Are They With Us to Stay?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDangers in Linking A.A. to Other Projects\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill A.A. Ever Have a Personal Government?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncorporations: Their Uses and Misuses\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA.A. General Service Center\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Alcoholic Foundation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe A.A. General Service Office\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe A.A. Grapevine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy Can’t We Join A.A. Too!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThe result is a fascinating early look at the problems A.A. faced and the principles Bill W. believed would protect the Fellowship from the dangers of money, prestige, controversy, authority, and outside affiliation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Foreword\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThe Foreword begins with one of the central concerns of early A.A.:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e“How shall we AA’s best preserve our unity? That is the subject of this booklet.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eBill then draws a direct comparison between individual recovery and group unity. Just as the Twelve Steps help restore the alcoholic to wholeness, the Traditions were meant to help preserve the unity and spiritual integrity of A.A. as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThis makes the pamphlet especially meaningful for collectors interested in the development of A.A.’s service structure, spiritual principles, and group conscience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition Details\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eA.A. Tradition — “Our experience has taught us…”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e Works Publishing, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAddress:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e P.O. Box 459, Grand Central Annex, New York 17, N.Y.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePermission:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e A.A. Grapevine, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCopyright:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e 1947\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e Stapled pamphlet\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLength:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e 48 pages including covers\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrice printed inside:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e Ten cents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThis pamphlet is in \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003egood condition\u003c\/span\u003e with general age-related wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThe cover shows toning, handling wear, and light staining consistent with age. Interior pages are clean, readable, and intact, with normal paper toning. Stapled binding remains present and the pamphlet is complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003ePlease view all photos carefully for the most accurate representation of condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollector’s Note\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eA meaningful and important early A.A. pamphlet documenting the development of the Twelve Traditions before they became fully established in the Fellowship. This is a strong addition for collectors of Bill W. writings, early Works Publishing material, A.A. Grapevine history, and the evolution of A.A.’s Second Legacy of Unity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recovery Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49702454755570,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0328\/4625\/0120\/files\/D43BBC39-3819-4507-B646-7C51641AE596.jpg?v=1782157428","url":"https:\/\/recoverycollectibles.com\/products\/a-a-tradition-1947-aa-pamphlet-2","provider":"Recovery Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}