Do you think you have a problem with alcohol? Do you want to stop drinking, but find you cannot quit entirely or you have little control over the amount you drink?
In September 1939, The Liberty Magazine published an article titled “Alcoholics and God”. Bill W thought it was a bit lurid, and that the title would scare off some prospects. Perhaps it did, but “Liberty” recieved 800 urgent pleas for help, which were turned over to Bill W and Ruth H. “She wrote fine personal letters to every one of them,” wrote Bill, “enclosing a leaflet which described the A.A. book. The response was wonderful. Several hundred books sold at once at full retail price of $3.50. Even more importantly, we struck up a correspondence with alcoholics, their friends, and their families all over the country.”
On March 1, 1941, The Saturday Evening Post published an article titled “Alcoholics Anonymous: Freed Slaves of Drink, Now They Free Others” written by Jack Alexander. The article became a major turning point in Alcoholics Anonymous’ history.
April 1, 1950 Saturday Evening Post – “The Drunkards Best Friend” by Jack Alexander
1940 AA Pamphlet Featuring Larry Jewel Articles from The Houston Press