A guide to the deep dives
Who, What, When and Where
The people, the words, the dates and the places in these histories, each gathered on a page of its own.
The 23 deep dives name 129 people, explain 69 words, tell 298 dated moments from 1784 to today, and are set in 107 places. Each page below gathers one of the four, with a link to every part that tells it.
- 129 people Who’s who Who each one was, from Bill W. and Dr. Bob to the doctors, ministers and writers around them, and the parts that tell of them. See everyone
- 69 words What’s what The words a newcomer may not know, from the Big Book to the GSR: what each one means, and the part that tells where it came from. See the words
- 298 moments · from 1784 to today What happened when Every dated moment the deep dives tell, in order and in five eras, with the pieces that tell it. See the timeline
- 107 places Where it happened Every place the deep dives are set, on one map, with close-ups of New York, Vermont, and Akron and Cleveland. See the map
While you read
In the deep dives, a name with a dotted underline, like Ebby T., opens a small card about the person: who they were, and where else they turn up. A word with a fainter dotted underline, like GSR, opens what it means. A place at the top of a part, like Akron, opens one about the place, with a small map. The date beside it opens the timeline around that part.
You never leave the page you’re reading. Each card links on to the full page if you want more.