On December 10, 1938, West Virginia native Pearl S. Buck was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for her book The Good Earth.
"Mrs. Buck Given Literature Award"
"Pearl Buck Dies"
First and Last Pages of Passages From The Exile (Ms80-216)
"Old Pocahontas County House a Special Place for Pearl Buck"
Sources on Pearl Buck
Audio/Video Clip of Pearl Buck (dialup) (broadband)
On This Day in West Virginia History: December