Pearl Sydenstricker Buck was born on June 26, 1892, in Hillsboro, West Virginia. She was born while her parents, Absalom and Caroline Sydenstricker, were on a leave from their mission in China. She was the fourth child in her family and was one of only three of the Sydenstricker’s children who reached adulthood (Conn 1). After three months in the United States, Buck returned to China with her parents. Buck would spend a great portion of her …showed first 75 words of 1847 total…

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