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Bill W

Bill W

by Robert Thomsen

1975AlcoholicsAlcoholics AnonymousBiographyAlcoholismUnited states, biography
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First lines

When he stood beside his father Bill Wilson never felt too tall.

About this book

The story of Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Themes & subjects

AlcoholicsAlcoholics AnonymousBiographyAlcoholismUnited states, biography
First published 1975

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Setting

United States

About the author

Robert Thomsen
Robert Thomsen

1913-10-06 – 1983-10-28

Mr. Thomsen appeared on Broadway in the 30's and 40's in several plays, including ''Valley Forge,'' ''Let Freedom Ring,'' ''Western Waters,'' ''Jeremiah'' and ''Mamba's Daughters,'' in 1940. For a time, he was stage manager for Cheryl Crawford. His own plays were ''Carriage Trade,'' based on a novel by him, and ''Hull House.'' He wrote scripts for the television series ''Topper'' and many short stories in collaboration with George Bradshaw. His nonfiction books were ''Games, Anyone,'' ''Questions, Anyone'' and ''Bill W.,'' a 1975 biography of William G. Wilson, founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. During World War II, Mr. Thomsen was an ambulance driver in Beirut, Lebanon, for the Ameri…

Author

Robert Thomsen

First published

1975

Pages

373

Read time

≈ 9h

Editions

6

Language

English

Publisher

Hazelden

ISBN

9781322953809

Where to buy

TR
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