1928 VOLUME OF THE "STANDARD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE ALCOHOL PROBLEM" WITH PICTURE PHOTO PRINTING OF "ORIGINAL" PAINTING OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN "PLEDGING" 
CLEOPAS BRECKENRIDGE TO "TOTAL ABSTINENCE"...VOLUME IS "FULL" OF ITEMS ABOUT TEMPERANCE AND THE ALCOHOL PROBLEM W/ 5 1/2 PAGES OF ABE LINCOLN'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT AND INCLUDES HIS "FAMOUS" TALK IN SPRINGFIELD, ILL. FOR/ON BEHALF OF THE "WASHINGTONIANS" ON THE 22CD. FEB. 1942.. AND THIS GIVES REFERENCES TO THE PUBLICATIONS OF THAT SPEECH ....AS WE MOST KNOW IT WAS THROUGH READING MUCH OF THE EXPERIENCES OF THE WASHINGTONIANS THAT BILL W. FELT IT NECESSARY TO HAVE AA ADOPT SOME TYPE OF "PRINCIPLES" (OUR TRADITIONS) SO THAT "OUR" GOOD WORK DIDN'T FOLLOW THE PATH OF THE "WASHINGTONIANS" AND BECOME NEAR-EXTINCT ...THE WASHINGTONIANS LIKE AA HAS DONE HAD ENJOYED A GREAT SUCCESS IN SOBERING UP ALCOHOLICS, ONLY TO BECOME NEAR-EXTINCT (PROPORTIONATELY TO ORIGINAL SUCCESS) AFTER ABOUT 50 YEARS...THIS IS A TERRIFIC BOOK WITH "PHOTO" VERY SUITABLE FOR COPYING AND FRAMING WITH ARTICLE (SPEECH)...APPROX. 500 PAGES WITH MANY ILLUSTRATIONS (PHOTOS) ...

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