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March 6, 1973: Author Pearl S. Buck Dies

Author Pearl Buck died in Vermont on March 6, 1973, at age 80. She was born in 1892 at her maternal grandparents’ home at Hillsboro in Pocahontas County.…

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Pearl S. Buck Grapevine Travels to Michigan

A grapevine clipping from the home of Pearl S. Buck, a world renowned author with West Virginia roots, just arrived in Michigan and soon will be planted…

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Pearl S. Buck Conference Announced

The West Virginia Humanities Council and West Virginia University say the first three-day "Living Gateway" conference will begin Sept. 11 at the Erickson…

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Pearl S. Buck: Someone Every West Virginian Should Know, Why and How

West Virginia University announced a partnership with West Virginia Wesleyan College that will honor and celebrate, preserve and offer for research a…

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