William Alcott was best known as the author of The Vegetable Diet As Sanctioned by Medical Men and By Experience in All Ages. Co-founded the American Physiological Society in 1837, with Sylvester Graham.

First President of the American Vegetarian Society, 1850. Dr. William Alcott, still President of AVS, died on March 29, 1859.

• Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages (link to Google Books) by William Andrus Alcott, 1838
• Letters, with William Metcalfe, proposing the formation of the American Vegetarian Society in 1850
• Vegetarianism in the United States - by William Alcott, 1850
• The American Vegetarian Society - very detailed report of the founding convention, leading to William Alcott being elected as the first President.
• Vegetarian festival in New York, 1853 - mentions William Alcott as a speaker
  
  other books by Alcott:
• contributed to the American Annals of Education from 1926 until at least 1839
• Essay on the construction of school-houses: to which was awarded the prize ... (link to Google Books) by William Andrus Alcott 1832
• The Young Man's Guide (link to Google Books) by William Alexander Alcott 1834
• The Moral Reformer and Teacher on the Human Constitution Vol.1 (PDF 12mb) by William Andrus Alcott, Boston, 1835
• The life of Peter the apostle (link to Google Books) by William Andrus Alcott 1836
• The Moral Reformer and Teacher on the Human Constitution Vol.2 (PDF 19mb) by William Andrus Alcott, Boston, 1836
• The house I live in: or The human body (link to Google Books) by William Andrus Alcott
• The young missionary: exemplified in the life of Timothy (link to Google Books) by William Andrus Alcott, Massachusetts Sabbath school society. Committee of publication 1837
• The young wife, or Duties of woman in the marriage relation (link to Google Books) by William Andrus Alcott 1837
• Ways of living on small means (link to Google Books) by William Andrus Alcott 1837
• The Young Mother: Or, Management of Children in Regard to Health (PDF 7mb), by William Andrus Alcott, Boston, 1836 - this edition 1838
• The mother in her family: or sayings and doings at Rose Hill cottage (link to Google Books) by William Andrus Alcott 1838
• The Young House-keeper, Or, Thoughts on Food and Cookery: Or, Thoughts on Food and Cookery (PDF 8mb), by William Andrus Alcott, Boston, 1838
• Confessions of a school master (link to Google Books) by William Andrus Alcott 1839
• Tea and coffee (link to Google Books) by William Andrus Alcott 1839
• The house I live in; or The human body: For the use of families and schools (link to Google Books) by William Andrus Alcott 1839
• The young husband: or, Duties of man in the marriage relation (link to Google Books) by William Andrus Alcott 1839
• Thoughts on bathing (link to Google Books) by William Andrus Alcott 1839
• Lectures on Life and Health, Or, The Laws and Means of Physical Culture (PDF 16mb) by William A. Alcott, Boston, 1853
• The Laws of Health (PDF 26mb), by William Andrus Alcott, Boston, 1859