Hank Parkhurst (1895-1954) has been all but banished from the history of Alcoholics Anonymous, but that is somewhat understandable given the fact that he was sober for only four years. Once he drank again in late 1939, his huge contributions to the writing of the book Alcoholics Anonymous (called “The Big Book” by A.A. members) has been all but forgotten.

But, other than Bill Wilson, there is no more central person in the history of the writing of the Big Book than Henry G. Parkhurst or more critical to the formulation of the program of recovery unveiled to the world the day that book was published.

We have created this webpage in gratitude for the millions of drunks that he helped to save over the past several decades and to ensure that the memory of his amazing contribution to Alcoholics Anonymous will never again be forgotten.