Mark Whalon

Mark A Whalon (1886–1956) was an Irish-American author. Whalon was close friends with Bill Wilson, founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, and said to be a close influence on Wilson in his later life.

Published works

Rural Peace (LCCN: 33019932) is a 1933 book of poetry about the carefree aspects of daily life in East Dorset, Vermont.

Rural free delivery; recollections of a rural mailman (ISBN 1-113-59709-7) is a 1942 autobiographical where Whalon writes about growing up and living in East Dorset.

References

• Cheever, Susan. My Name Is Bill: Bill Wilson--His Life and the Creation of Alcoholics Anonymous (Smon & Schuster), 2004, ISBN 0-7432-0154-X
• Whalon, Mark. "Rural peace." United States Library of Congress. 1933. http://lccn.loc.gov/33019932 23 JUN. 2011.
• Whalon, Mark. "Rural free delivery; recollections of a rural mailman." United States Library of Congress. 1942. http://lccn.loc.gov/42015614 23 JUN. 2011.

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