Robert Burton Bush

Background

Bush, Robert Burton was born on February 19, 1917 in Roseland, New Jersey, United States. Son of Wallace Ambrose and Sara Moore (Harrison) Bush.

Education

AB, Princeton University, 1938. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, University Iowa, 1957.

Career

Master, Episcopal Academy, Philadelphia, 1939-1941; English instructor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1949-1952; English instructor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1954-1955; assistant professor, The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina., 1957-1960; assistant professor to Professor of English, Hunter College, Lehman College, CUNY, New York City, 1961-1986; professor emeritus, since 1986.

Achievements

• Robert Burton Bush has been listed as a noteworthy English professor emeritus by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Grace King: A Southern Destiny (Southern Literary Studies)

    (In this anthology, Robert Bush brings together selections...)

  • Grace King: A Southern Destiny (Southern Literary Studies)

    (In this anthology, Robert Bush brings together selections...)

  • A Small House in New Jersey: The Harrison House in Roseland and the Family Who Lived There- Williamses, Harrisons, and Teeds, 1824-1976
  • (Grace King of New Orleans: A Selection of Her Writings) Author: Robert Bush published on (March, 1999)
  • Grace King: A Southern Destiny (Southern Literary Studies) First edition by Bush, Robert (1983) Hardcover

Membership

President Roseland History Society, 1978-1980. First lieutenant United States Army, 1941-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Member Modern Language Association.

Interests

• Travel, reading, collecting art.

Connections

Father:

Wallace Ambrose Bush

Mother:

Sara Moore (Harrison) Bush