Eleven Years A Drunkard: The Life of Thomas Doner

by Thomas Doner

Overview

A first-person account from Thomas Doner, first published in 1878, who after having lost both arms through intemperance wrote this book with his teeth as a warning to others.
This tale is a wild ride, from his first sip of whiskey to his last, with stories of boar riding, saloon fights, and train hopping along the way.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940185652077
Publisher:	Hoist The Colors LLC
Publication date:	01/06/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Thomas Doner: Having Lost Both Arms Through Intemperance, He Wrote His Book with His Teeth as a Warning to Others.

"Kind Friends,
Being deprived of both my arms by whiskey, I take this method of earning my livelihood by introducing to your honorable notice my past life. Although chastened and subdued in spirit by the loss and suffering I have borne through intemperance, I am thankful to that good Being through whose mercy I was saved from dropping into a drunkard's grave, to fight against this promoter of crime and misery, that has robbed me of my arms, until I am called away to that heavenly land where trouble and sorrow never come, and where, as far as these statements are concerned, I am willing to be judged at last."
-THOMAS DONER

Editorial Reviews

"A compelling book written with a great intention. This book really needs to be reached out to large crowd to read."

Goodreads.com - Akshay Gupta

I have never heard of Thomas Doner - he wrote this book in the 1870s as a warning to young men like him about the life destruction alcohol can cause. This is the story of his descent into alcoholism which ended when he lost both his arms lying drunk on a railway track. If you are interested in addiction and recovery this early confessional account is well worth a listen.

LibriVox - Graham K