Spellman next presenter at book club meet

DR. PAUL SPELLMAN

The Wharton Book Review Club will meet at 10 a.m., Monday, April 14 at the Wharton County Historical Museum, 3615 Richmond Road, in Wharton.

Dr. Paul Spellman will be talking about his research and reviewing his latest book: "The Lost Treasure of Buffalo Gap."

This is the title of his new children's book which will be published later this year. This is his second historical fiction for young people. He wrote a previous one in 1995.

"It is more common to hear of the adventures of early adult settlers," said member Sammy Lou Franks. "Now we have a chance to get to know more about what adventures children had in those early years in America."

Spellman is known throughout the state for his reviews and book signings with his accounts of his books that bring to life the Texas Rangers.

"The Wharton Club has been able to enjoy his reviews of several of his books about the Rangers," she said.

Spellman is an instructor of history at Wharton County Junior college and is division chair for the fine arts department. Prior to teaching at WCJC, he taught at Houston Community College, the University of Houston and Texas A&I-Kingsville.

He has an undergraduate degree in American literature from Southwest Texas State University, a master's degree in history from the University of Texas in Austin and his Ph.D. in history from the University of Houston.

Tickets for the review may be purchased at the door for $5.

For more information, call Sally Soderquist, 532-4936; Dorothy Hensley, 543-5837; or Sammy Lou Franks, 532-4615.