Author(s): Don & Joan Hutson

NZ Society | Secondhand

Over 100 years ago The Salvation Army made history, creating New Zealand’s first rehabilitation programme for alcoholics. They started a specialist treatment programme for the country's drunkards on Rotoroa Island in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf. In time, this led to city-based treatment options, growing from one small centre in Wellington's pub-land to every part of New Zealand. In this fascinating unsanitised account, we look back at how the Army first brought hope to the hopeless.

"It is more than a history of addiction treatment by The Salvation Army; it is also a history of New Zealand."

Very good copy.