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Friends of Hal Bush

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We have ended this fundraiser and are sending the proceeds to Hal's family.

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In late January of 2021, Hal Bush fell in his home and sustained injuries to his head.  He remains in a coma and is being supported by his wife Hiroko and many friends and family.

Hal is the author of many books and articles, including:

--Continuing Bonds with the Dead: Parental Grief and Nineteenth-Century American Authors. (University of Alabama Press, 2016)
--The Mark Twain -- Joseph H. Twichell Letters. Co-edited and co-written with Peter Messent. (University of Georgia Press 2017)
--Above the American Renaissance: Continuing the Legacy of David Reynolds. Co-edited and Introduction co-written with Brian Yothers. (University of Massachusetts Press, 2018)
--Lincoln in His Own Time. (University of Iowa Press, 2011)
--Mark Twain and the Spiritual Crisis of His Age. (University of Alabama Press, January 2007)
--American Declarations: Rebellion and Repentance in American Cultural History. (University of Illinois Press, 1999)

and a novel called The Hemingway Files (2017). 

More importantly, Hal is a dedicated teacher, good friend, and beloved member of many communities.

This fundraiser is to help Hal's wife Hiroko with the many expenses of caring for Hal as his brain heals.

Donations 

  • MASAGO IGAWA
    • $100 
    • 3 yrs
  • Peter Messent
    • $75 
    • 3 yrs
  • Anonymous
    • $1,000 
    • 3 yrs
  • Dennis Eddings
    • $250 
    • 3 yrs
  • Holger Kersten
    • $100 
    • 3 yrs

Organizer and beneficiary

Tracy Wuster
Organizer
Austin, TX
Hiroko Bush
Beneficiary

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