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Chapter 9 — “The Family Afterwards”

Who wrote the Chapter 9, in the Big Book, "The Family Afterwards"?
Like most of the book it was a group effort with Bill W. acting as an editor.

Perhaps here's a good start for your question:
http://www.aabibliography.com/whowrotebigbook.htm

That site presents this information about who authored what in the Big Book:

Team work (Chapters 2 - 9 and 11) - New York City, Akron, Cleveland
Joe Worth (Chapter 1 "Bill's Story", probably Chapter 8 "To Wives") - NYC
Dr. Silkworth (The Doctor's Opinion)
Robert H. Smith (Dr. Bob's Nightmare) - Akron
Hank P. (Chapter 10 "To Employers" and "The Unbeliever) - NYC/NJ
Fitz M. (Our Southern Friend) - Washington, DC/Maryland
Clarence S. (Home Brewmeister) - Cleveland
Ernie G. ( The Seven Month Slip) - Akron
Charlie S. (Riding The Rods) - Akron
Bob O .(The Salesman) - Akron
Arch T. (The Fearful One) - Deroit/Grosse Point
Dick S. (The Car Smasher) - Akron
Joe D. (The European Drinker) - Akron
Florence R. (A Feminine Victory) - NYC
Bill R. (A Business Man's Recovery) - NYC
Harry B. (A Different Slant) - probably NYC
Jim S. (Traveler, Editor, Scholar) - Akron
Walter B. (The Back - Slider) - Akron
Tom and Maybell L. (My Wife and I) - Akron
Bill Van H. (A Ward of the Probate Court) - Akron
Wally G. (Fired Again) - Akron
Paul St. (Truth Freed Me!) - Akron
Harold S. (Smile With Me, At Me) - NYC
Harry Z. (A Close Shave) - Akron ( later moved to NY)
Norman H. (Educated Agnostic) - Akron
Ralph F. (Another Prodigal Story) - NYC
Myron W. (Hindsight) - NYC
Horace M. (On His Way) - NYC
Marie B. (An Alcoholic's Wife) - Akron
Ray C. ( An Artist's Concept) - NYC/Carmel NY
Lloyd T. (The Rolling Stone) - Akron/Cleveland
Ethel M. (From Farm To City) - Ohio
Bill D. (Alcoholics Anonymous Number Three) - Akron
Sylvia K. (The Keys of the Kingdom) - Chicago
Earl T. (He Sold Himself Short) - Chicago
Esther A. (A Flower of the South) - Texas
Abby G. (He Thought He Could Drink Like A Gentleman) - Cleveland
Marty M. (Women Suffer Too) - NYC
Ruth Hock (Lone Endeavor) [fabricated story, compiled from correspondence with several alcoholics]

Also remember that Jim S. (Traveler, Editor, Scholar - 1st Edition) edited all of the Akron stories (except Dr. Bob's) for the book. Several of these original stories pre-editing are stored at the Stepping Stones Archives. We don't know if Jim got paid for his editing expertise and work. There was also another writer who worked on the book shortening it prior to publication -- Professor Tom Uzzel, New York. His payment, if any, is also unknown.

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