THE STORY OF CLARENCE H. SNYDER

How It Worked
THE STORY OF CLARENCE H. SNYDER
AND THE EARLY DAYS OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS IN CLEVELAND, OHIO
By Mitchell K. © 1991, 1997, ISBN 0-9663282-0-5
First published in 1999 by AA Big Book Study Group.email this | print this

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Disclaimer Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1: I was born at a very early age Chapter 2: What We Used To Be Like Chapter 3: What Happened Chapter 4: The Book Chapter 5: How It Worked Chapter 6: Growth and Movement Chapter 7: Decentralization - Promises and Reality Chapter 8: The Orthodox Movement - Back to Basics Chapter 9: A Prophet in His Own Town, Clarence's Life After the 60's... Chapter 10: Clarence Goes Home... Prologue: What It Is Like Now Author's Addendum APPENDIXES 12th Anniversary Pamphlet - Cleveland, Ohio, 1947 Program for the first International Conference 1950 How It Worked: Entire book in pdf format for easy printing.

DISCLAIMER       The Publication of this volume does not imply, nor does it suggest any affiliation with, nor approval of or endorsement from, ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC. Alcoholics Anonymous is a registered trademark of Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. and the Twelve Steps are copyrighted and used with permission. All quotes from the book Alcoholics Anonymous are from the first and second edition which are in the public domain.       This writing of this book was at the direct request of, and authorized by, Clarence H. Snyder. The author was sponsored by Clarence and is himself a member of Alcoholics Anonymous. In deference to A.A.'s Tradition of Anonymity, members of Alcoholics Anonymous are identified only with their first name and last initial. Any members of Alcoholics Anonymous who are identified with their full names have given permission to be identified as such.       This is the only biography of Clarence H. Snyder authorized by him. Any other biography relating to Clarence H. Snyder has no affiliation with this authorized and commissioned version. Permission to utilize materials entrusted to this author by Clarence H. Snyder, including archival documents from Cleveland, Ohio A.A., recorded interviews and other related materials has not been given, either expressed nor implied, to any other author publishing a biography of Clarence H. Snyder.       Permission to quote brief passages from this book for review purposes or historical research is granted as long as the source is acknowledged. The contents of this book may not be copied, transmitted or otherwise quoted by any means other than as stated above without the expressed written permission of the author.       No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the publisher of this book.

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