Born in Houston on Texas Independence Day (March 2nd), J.T. Chapin describes his heritage as being "mostly Scottish with a little English and Irish, but 100% Texan and totally All-American." Armed with a degree in Journalism from the University of Houston, he spent a long and successful career in advertising and public relations, devoting whatever time he could to traveling and penning novels and children's stories, as well as articles on historical events and characters for leading magazines and periodicals. J.T. Chapin currently lives in the Texas Hill Country.
