Pearl S. Buck the university's north campus. U.S. President George H. W. Bush toured the Pearl S. Buck House in October 1998. He expressed that he, like millions of other Americans, had gained an appreciation for the Chinese people through Buck's writing. Pearl Buck's papers and literary manuscripts are currently housed at Pearl S. Buck International and the West Virginia & Regional History Center. Several historic sites work to preserve and display artifacts from Pearl's profoundly multicultural life: Pearl S. Buck Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (June 26, 1892 – March 6, 1973; also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhu; ) was an American
Mourning Dove (author) Mourning Dove (author) Mourning Dove or Christine Quintasket (Okanogan and Arrow Lakes) was a Native American author in the United States best known for her 1927 novel "Cogewea, the Half-Blood: A Depiction of the Great Montana Cattle Range" and her 1933 work "Coyote Stories". "Cogewea" was one of the first novels to be written by a Native American woman and to feature a female protagonist. "Cogewea" explores the lives of Cogewea, a mixed-blood hero whose ranching skills, riding prowess, and bravery are noted and greatly respected by (the primarily mixed-race) cowboys on the ranch on the Flathead Indian Reservation. The