Drunks: An American History
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A social history of alcoholism in the United States, from the seventeenth century to the present day
Today, millions of Americans are struggling with alcoholism, but millions are also in long-term recovery. Alcoholics Anonymous and a growing number of recovery organizations are providing support for alcoholics who will face the danger of relapse for the rest of their lives. We have finally come to understand alcoholism as a treatable illness, rather than a moral failure. Today's advocates can draw inspiration from the victories of sober drunks throughout American history.
Christopher Finan recounts the nation's history with alcohol and its search for sobriety, which began among Native Americans in the colonial period, when liquor was used to cheat them of their property. He introduces us to the first of a colorful cast of characters, a remarkable Iroquois leader named Handsome Lake, who dedicated his life to helping his people renounce hard liquor. And we meet Carrie Nation, the wife of an alcoholic who destroyed bars with an ax in her anger over what alcohol had done to her family, as well as the idealistic and energetic Washingtonians, reformed drunks who led the first national movement to save men like themselves.
Finan also tells the dramatic story of Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith, the two drunks who helped each other stay sober and then created AA, which survived its tumultuous early years and has made it possible for millions of men and women to quit drinking. This is narrative history at its best: entertaining and authoritative, an important portrait of one of America's great liberation movements.
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Christopher M. Finan. (2017). Drunks: An American History. Unabridged Blackstone Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Christopher M. Finan. 2017. Drunks: An American History. Blackstone Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Christopher M. Finan, Drunks: An American History. Blackstone Publishing, 2017.
MLA Citation (style guide)Christopher M. Finan. Drunks: An American History. Unabridged Blackstone Publishing, 2017.
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Christopher M. Finan has been involved in the fight against censorship for thirty-five years. He is executive director of the National Coalition against Censorship and the former president of the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression. After working as a newspaper reporter, he studied American history at Columbia University, where he received his PhD in 1992. He is the author of Alfred E. Smith: The Happy Warrior, Drunks: An American History, and From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act: A History of the Fight for Free Speech in America, winner of the American Library Association's Eli M. Oboler Award.
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A social history of alcoholism in the United States, from the seventeenth century to the present day
Today, millions of Americans are struggling with alcoholism, but millions are also in long-term recovery. Alcoholics Anonymous and a growing number of recovery organizations are providing support for alcoholics who will face the danger of relapse for the rest of their lives. We have finally come to understand alcoholism as a treatable illness, rather than a moral failure. Today's advocates can draw inspiration from the victories of sober drunks throughout American history.
Christopher Finan recounts the nation's history with alcohol and its search for sobriety, which began among Native Americans in the colonial period, when liquor was used to cheat them of their property. He introduces us to the first of a colorful cast of characters, a remarkable Iroquois leader named Handsome Lake, who dedicated his life to helping his people renounce hard liquor. And we meet Carrie Nation, the wife of an alcoholic who destroyed bars with an ax in her anger over what alcohol had done to her family, as well as the idealistic and energetic Washingtonians, reformed drunks who led the first national movement to save men like themselves.
Finan also tells the dramatic story of Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith, the two drunks who helped each other stay sober and then created AA, which survived its tumultuous early years and has made it possible for millions of men and women to quit drinking. This is narrative history at its best: entertaining and authoritative, an important portrait of one of America's great liberation movements.
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In a spirited look at the history of drinking and alcoholism in America, Finan (From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act) traces the complex relationship between people and their dependency on drink from the 19th century up to the 21st century. It’s a sobering portrait of the power alcohol has on those addicted to it. Finan chronicles the lives and struggles of those who have fought to free themselves and others like them, showing just how far society has come in dealing with the issue. Here, readers will find the earliest temperance societies, the rise and fall of Prohibition, the creation of the Salvation Army, and, perhaps most significantly, the birth and evolution of Alcoholics Anonymous and the vast treatment industry it spawned. “The fight against addiction is one of America’s great liberation movements. Like the battles for racial equality, women’s rights, and sexual freedom, its history is marked by periods of progress and devastating reverses,” Finan notes, humanistically rejecting the notion that addicts are responsible for their plight. Finan’s delivery can be a bit dry, but he offers captivating stories in a well-researched, in-depth manner, shining a light on a topic well worth exploring in detail. Agent: Jill Marr, Sandra Dijkstra Literary.
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Today, millions of Americans are struggling with alcoholism, but millions are also in long-term recovery. Alcoholics Anonymous and a growing number of recovery organizations are providing support for alcoholics who will face the danger of relapse for the rest of their lives. We have finally come to understand alcoholism as a treatable illness, rather than a moral failure. Today's advocates can draw inspiration from the victories of sober drunks throughout American history.
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