Meet the colorful cast of characters who were integral to America's journey to understanding alcoholism in this book that reveals the history of our struggle with sobriety. Starting with the "Washingtonians," a group of reformed alcoholics who led the first national movement to save men like themselves, and leading up to the dramatic story of the creation of Alcoholics Anonymous that finally helped prove that alcoholics could stay sober for a lifetime, this narrative history is both entertaining and authoritative. This important portrait of one of America's greatest liberation movements that is still in the progress of happening even now proves to be essential reading for anyone involved in the addiction community.(This title may contain a sharpie mark on the top or bottom edge and may show mild signs of shelfwear.)