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“KUHF’s ‘Texas Originals’ will be weekly twominutebiographical profiles about famous Texans whoare no longer alive,” said Paul Pendergraft, senior producer.“We’ll begin airing in the fall as part of morningand evening news programs.”KUHF’s partner for this project is HumanitiesTexas. The plan is to make these features available toall public radio stations in Texas. All of the programswill be archived online at www.kuhf.org.Elsewhere, the Houston Chronicle has a wonderfulblogster in J. R. Gonzales; Betty Chapman writesher weekly column for The Houston Business Journal;KTBU-TV (Channel 55) hosts Mike Vance’s “PostCards from Texas” on Sundays at 4 p.m.; and, ofcourse, KPRC-TV airs “The Eyes of Texas.”A few dates to saveBy Barbara EavesSaturday, April 17, 2010 – 10th annual San Jacinto Symposium,Hilton University of Houston Hotel & Conference Center, 9 a.m. to 5p.m. Watch www.friendsofsanjacinto.org for details.Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - San Jacinto Commemoration at themonument, 10 a.m.April 22 - April 24, 2010 – Texas Historical Commission’s StatePreservation Conference at the Westin Galleria. For details as theyevolve, visit www.thc.state.tx.us, click on “about us,” then “annualconference.”Saturday, April 24, 2010 – San Jacinto Festival, all day at the SanJacinto Battleground. Battle reenactment is at 3 p.m.Recent Texas Books by Barbara EavesMaking Cancer History: Disease andDiscovery at the University of Texas M.D.Anderson Cancer Center (Johns Hopkins UniversityPress), by James S. Olson, Pulitzer nominee, author,co-author, editor and co-editor of more than thirty books,Distinguished Professor of History at Sam Houston StateUniversity, and cancer survivor since 1981.“I had cancer. I have cancer.I will always have cancer.” Sobegins Olson’s chronicle of theM.D. Anderson Cancer Centerfrom birth to internationaleminence. At every step, Olsonweaves history with personaljourneys. Among the mostcompelling is his own experiencewith two difficult forms ofcancer that required treatmentten times for primary tumorsor recurrences, including theamputation of his left forearm.Olson presents an excellentdescription of the disease inits many forms, its treatmentsJames S. Olsonand their increasing effectiveness over time, and the people andpolitics involved in building one of the world’s major cancercenters. List price is $35.00. Order from www.Amazon.com orpick up at either M.D. Anderson gift shop (1515 Holcombe or1200 Holcombe).The Paper Republic: The Struggle forMoney, Credit and Independence in theRepublic of Texas (Bright Sky Press), by James P.Bevill, past president of the Texas Numismatic Associationand first vice president-investments in the River Oaks office ofUBS.The Paper Republic tells the true story of the epic strugglefor money, credit and independence in the Republic of Texas.Through these paper promissory notes, Bevill explores the personalitiesinvolved, clarifies their roles in the new government,nails down dates, and reveals the inner workings of a precariousfinancial system.An engaging read and visually stunning, The Paper Republicis the story of a debt crisis eerily similar to today’s headlines.List price is $49.95. Order from www.brightskypress.com orcall 713.533.9300.Journey to Goliad (Texas Tech University Press) byMelodie A. Cuate. In the fourth book of this award-winningtime-travel series for middle school readers, Hannah andher older brother Nick (age thirteen) and best friend Jackie aretransported back in time to events leading right up to the GoliadMassacre. They travel via a magic trunk owned by their teacher,Mr. Barrington.This book follows earlier trips to the Alamo, San Jacinto andGonzales. Cuate’s Journey to San Jacinto is the 2008 WesternHeritage Award Winner for Outstanding Juvenile Book fromthe National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. These Mr.Barrington books are as gripping as the Nancy Drew murdermysteries were, as I recall. List price is $17.95.www.ttup.ttu.eduHouston in the 1920s and 1930s (Arcadia Publishing)by Story Jones Sloane III, photographer and galleryowner. These 200 captioned images come from hundreds ofnegatives Sloane’s father rescued, in the 1990s, from a privatecollection that was to be burned for its silver content! Theywere taken by Houston professional photographers during thegood times and bad of the 1920s and 1930s. Since the negativeshave remained in private hands, they have rarely been seen bythe public. List price is $21.99. Available at Story Sloane’s Gallery(storyart@sloanegallery.com) and at major bookstores.52 Vol. 6, No. 3–Sports