By Mel B.
This is often either a desirable historical past of the early life of Alcoholics nameless, in addition to the bitter-sweet story of the bothered guy invoice W. continually often called "my sponsor."
In 1934, Ebby Thatcher referred to as an outdated consuming blood brother to inform him concerning the happiness he was once discovering in sobriety. His friend's identify used to be invoice Wilson, and this e-book is the tale in their life-long friendship. it truly is either a desirable heritage of the youth of Alcoholics nameless, in addition to the bitter-sweet story of the afflicted guy invoice W. continuously known as "my sponsor." "Deeply informative and relocating, a helpful contribution to the heritage of A.A. A 'must' analyzing for someone drawn to one of many extra interesting chapters in A.A.'s history."--Nell Wing, Retired A.A. Archivist and invoice Wilson's Secretary
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Ebby would have been looked upon as a privileged youngster while he was growing up. Bill Wilson was also more privileged than other boys his age in East Dorset. But Ebby's environment was New York State's capital city, where he would have enjoyed prestige stemming from his family's high position in business and politics. Bill's hometown was a village of about three hundred that was rural in its outlook. While Bill's grandfather was the most affluent man in East Dorset and treated Bill well, he had neither the sophistication nor the standing of the Thachers.
But for Ebby, there would be times when he would all but crash and burn. Page 15 2 Friends from Different Worlds Ebby Thacher and Bill Wilson both grew up in the early part of the 1900s in the eastern United States. They first knew each other as teenagers in Manchester, Vermont. Bill was only five months older than Ebby, and for a year they were in high school together. But their family circumstances were hardly similar. Bill, born in East Dorset, Vermont, on November 26, 1895, grew up under ordinary circumstances, although he was never deprived in a material sense.
But the drinking would get out of hand every once in a while and I might be a little late for work. Page 33 As a son of the owner, Ebby could probably get away with being late for work at times. But he did remember that one of the firm's employees warned him about it. I remember we had a man, a grand old man, who was made night watchman for a time, but because of drinking himself, he had injured his leg and we had to put him on the day watch, where he watched the time clock as the men came in the morning.
