{"product_id":"scribner-s-magazine-june-1936-the-danger-line-of-drink-by-richard-r-peabody","title":"Scribner’s Magazine June 1936 - The Danger Line of Drink By Richard R. Peabody","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eScribner’s Magazine — June 1936\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeaturing “The Danger Line of Drink” by Richard R. Peabody\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharles Scribner’s Sons · New York City\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVolume XCIX · Number 6 · June 1936\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eOffered here is the June 1936 issue of \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eScribner’s Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, featuring the article \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Danger Line of Drink”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e by \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eRichard R. Peabody\u003c\/span\u003e, an important early alcoholism writer whose work helped shape pre-A.A. thinking about compulsive drinking, warning signs, and the progression from social drinking into alcoholism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003ePublished three years before the first printing of \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlcoholics Anonymous\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, this article captures the medical and psychological conversation about drinking before A.A. became widely known. Peabody writes directly to the question of how a person can recognize when drinking has crossed a dangerous line, using practical examples and plain language rather than moral condemnation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe article opens with the question:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e“What are the signs which indicate that liquor is ‘getting’ a man? Is the ‘hair of the dog’ as salutary as it is supposed to be? Here are five rules by which to judge whether the road to alcoholism is open.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003ePeabody’s discussion includes several warning signs that would become familiar themes in later alcoholism literature: morning drinking, using alcohol as an escape from emotional discomfort, increasing dependence, inability to stop once started, and behavior under the influence that becomes irrational or destructive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eRichard R. Peabody was best known for his influential 1931 book \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Common Sense of Drinking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, one of the important pre-A.A. works on alcoholism and recovery. His approach emphasized self-understanding, discipline, and psychological insight at a time when alcoholism was still widely misunderstood as weakness, vice, or moral failure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThis 1936 \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eScribner’s\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e article is especially interesting because it appeared during the years just before A.A.’s founding literature reached the public. It represents the kind of thinking, language, and treatment philosophy that existed in the alcoholism field immediately before the Big Book changed the conversation in 1939.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eFor collectors of early alcoholism literature, pre-A.A. recovery writing, magazine articles on drink, and the broader intellectual climate that surrounded A.A.’s emergence, this is a meaningful and uncommon piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollector’s Significance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eHighlights include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eJune 1936 issue of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eScribner’s Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures “The Danger Line of Drink” by Richard R. Peabody\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished three years before the first edition of \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlcoholics Anonymous\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImportant pre-A.A. article on warning signs of alcoholism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscusses “hair of the dog,” morning drinking, emotional escape, increased dependence, and abnormal conduct while drinking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrong companion piece to \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Common Sense of Drinking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and other early alcoholism literature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eValuable for collectors interested in the medical, psychological, and cultural understanding of alcoholism before A.A.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIssue Details\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eTitle: \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eScribner’s Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDate: June 1936\u003cbr\u003eVolume\/Number: Volume XCIX, Number 6\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Charles Scribner’s Sons\u003cbr\u003eFeatured Article: “The Danger Line of Drink”\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Richard R. Peabody\u003cbr\u003eArticle Pages: Begins on page 370\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Original magazine issue\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThis magazine is in good condition overall. The front cover shows age-related toning, spotting, handling wear, and light edge wear. Interior pages are intact and readable, with normal age toning throughout. The featured article is complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003ePlease review all photos carefully for the most accurate representation of condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollector’s Note\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eA strong pre-A.A. alcoholism article from one of the best-known early writers on compulsive drinking. Published in 1936, this issue offers a fascinating look at how alcoholism was being discussed just before the Big Book and A.A.’s public emergence. A meaningful addition to a collection focused on early alcoholism studies, Richard Peabody, pre-A.A. recovery literature, or the roots of modern addiction understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recovery Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49757439000818,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0328\/4625\/0120\/files\/45B95AD3-E6AA-46A2-9AD0-9AC49438965C.jpg?v=1783138594","url":"https:\/\/recoverycollectibles.com\/products\/scribner-s-magazine-june-1936-the-danger-line-of-drink-by-richard-r-peabody","provider":"Recovery Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}