BIG BOOK STORY AUTHORS

This is a list of the Big Book personal story authors, and either where they got sober or where they were from.

Original Manuscript (which went out to the fellowship a few months prior to the publication of the Big Book – 1938): The Doctor’s Nightmare – Bob Smith, M.D. (Akron, OH.) The Unbeliever – Hank Parkhurst (N.Y.) The European Drinker – Joe Doeppler (AA #5, Akron, OH.) A Feminine Victory – Florence Rankin (N.Y.) Our Southern Friend – Fitz Mayo (N.Y.) A Business Man’s Recovery – Bill Ruddell (N.Y.) A Different Slant – Harry Brink (N.Y.) Traveler, Editor, Scholar (later became “The News Hawk”) – Jim Scott (Akron, OH.) The Back-Slider – Walter Bray (Akron, OH.) Home Brewmeister – Clarence Snyder (Akron, OH.) The Seventh Month Slip – Ernie Galbraith (Akron, OH.) My Wife And I – Maybelle & Tom Lucas (Akron, OH.) A Ward Of The Probate Court – Bill Van Horn (Akron, OH.) Riding The Rods – Charlie Simondsord (Akron, OH.) Ace Full–Seven–Eleven (this is the only original manuscript story that never made it into the Big Book) The Salesman – Bob Guiatt (Akron, OH.) Fired Again – Wally Gillam (Akron, OH.) The Fearful One (later became “The Man Who Mastered Fear”) – Archie Trowbridge (Akron, OH.) Truth Freed Me! – Paul Stanley (Akron, OH.) Smile With Me, At Me – Harold Sears (N.Y.)

First Edition (1939): The Doctor’s Nightmare – Bob Smith, M.D. (Akron, OH.) The Unbeliever – Hank Parkhurst (N.Y.) The European Drinker – Joe Doeppler (AA #5, Akron, OH.) A Feminine Victory – Florence Rankin (N.Y.) Our Southern Friend – Fitz Mayo (N.Y.) A Business Man’s Recovery – Bill Ruddell (N.Y.) A Different Slant – Harry Brink (N.Y.) Traveler, Editor, Scholar (later became “The News Hawk”) – Jim Scott (Akron, OH.) The Back-Slider – Walter Bray (Akron, OH.) Home Brewmeister – Clarence Snyder (Akron, OH.) The Seventh Month Slip – Ernie Galbraith (Akron, OH.) My Wife And I – Maybelle & Tom Lucas (Akron, OH.) A Ward Of The Probate Court – Bill Van Horn (Akron, OH.) Riding The Rods – Charlie Simondsord (Akron, OH.) The Salesman – Bob Guiatt (Akron, OH.) Fired Again – Wally Gillam (Akron, OH.) The Fearful One (later became “The Man Who Mastered Fear”) – Archie Trowbridge (Akron, OH.) Truth Freed Me! – Paul Stanley (Akron, OH.) Smile With Me, At Me – Harold Sears (N.Y.) A Close Shave – Harry Zoelers Educated Agnostic – Norman Hunt from Darien, CT. Another Prodical Story – Ralph Furlong from Springfield, MA. The Car Smasher (later became “He Had To Be Shown”) – Dick Stanley (Akron, OH.) Hindsight – Myrow Williams (N.Y.) On His Way – Horace Popsy Mahar (N.Y.) An Alcoholic’s Wife – Marie Bray (Akron, OH.) An Artist’s Concept – Ray Campbell (N.Y.) The Rolling Stone – Lloyd Tate (Akron, OH.) Lone Endeavor (this story was removed after the first printing of the first edition) – Pat Cooper from California

Second Edition (1955): Doctor Bob’s Nightmare – Bob Smith, M.D. from Akron, OH. The European Drinker – Joe Doeppler Our Southern Friend – Fitz Mayo from Washington, D.C. The News Hawk (previously called “Traveler, Editor, Scholar”) – Jim Scott from Washington, D.C.) Home Brewmeister – Clarence Snyder from Cleveland, OH. The Man Who Mastered Fear (previously called “The Fearful One”) – Archie Trowbridge from Detroit, MI. He Had To Be Shown (previously called “The Car Smasher”) – Dick Stanley from Akron, OH. Alcoholics Anonymous Number Three – Bill Dotson from Akron, OH. He Thought He Could Drink Like A Gentleman – Al Goldrick Women Suffer Too – Marty Mann The Vicious Cycle – Jimmy Burwell From Farm To City – Ethel Macy He Sold Himself Short – Earl Treat (spelling of last name?) The Keys Of The Kingdom – Sylvia K. from Chicago, Ill. Rum, Radio and Rebellion Fear Of Fear – Ceil Mansfield The Professor And The Paradox – John Parr A Flower Of The South – Esther Alasardia Unto The Second Generation His Conscience A Housewife Who Drank At Home It Might Have Been Worse – Chet Rude Physician, Heal Thyself! – Dr. Earle Marsh Stars Don’t Fall – Felicia Gizycka Me, An Alcoholic? A New Vision For A Sculptor Promoted To Chronic – Helen Brown from Boston, MA. Jim’s Story – Jim Scott from Washington, D.C. (also wrote “Traveler, Editor, Scholar” which later became “The News Hawk”) The Prisoner Freed Desperation Drinking – Pat M. The Career Officer – Sackville Millins from Ireland He Who Loses His Life Freedom From Bondage – Wynn Laws Joe’s Woes – Joe Minor from New York City There’s Nothing The Matter With Me! – Bill Green Annie The Cop Fighter The Independent Blonde

Third Edition (1976): Doctor Bob’s Nightmare – Bob Smith, M.D. from Akron, OH. The European Drinker – Joe Doeppler Our Southern Friend – Fitz Mayo from Washington, D.C. The News Hawk (previously called “Traveler, Editor, Scholar”) – Jim Scott from Washington, D.C. Home Brewmeister – Clarence Snyder from Cleveland, OH. The Man Who Mastered Fear (previously called “The Fearful One”) – Archie Trowbridge from Detroit, MI. He Had To Be Shown (previously called “The Car Smasher”) – Dick Stanley from Akron, OH. Alcoholics Anonymous Number Three – Bill Dotson from Akron, OH. He Thought He Could Drink Like A Gentleman – Al Goldrick Women Suffer Too – Marty Mann The Vicious Cycle – Jimmy Burwell From Farm To City – Ethel Macy He Sold Himself Short – Earl Treat (spelling of last name?) The Keys Of The Kingdom – Sylvia K. from Chicago, Ill. Rum, Radio and Rebellion Fear Of Fear – Ceil Mansfield A Flower Of The South – Esther Alasardia Unto The Second Generation A Housewife Who Drank At Home It Might Have Been Worse – Chet Rude Physician, Heal Thyself! – Dr. Earle Marsh Stars Don’t Fall – Felicia Gizycka Me, An Alcoholic? Too Young? Those Golden Years – Cecil C. Lifesaving Words A Teen-Agers’ Decision Any Day Was Wash Day Calculating The Costs Growing Up All Over Again Doctor, Alcoholic, Addict – Dr. Paul Ohliger Five-Time Loser Wins Promoted To Chronic – Helen Brown from Boston, MA. Join The Tribe! – Maynard B. Belle Of The Bar Jim’s Story – Jim Scott from Washington, D.C. (also wrote “Traveler, Editor, Scholar” which later became “The News Hawk”) The Prisoner Freed Desperation Drinking – Pat M. The Career Officer – Sackville Millins Another Chance He Who Loses His Life Freedom From Bondage – Wynn Laws A.A. Taught Him To Handle Sobriety – Bob P.