{"title":"Betty Trapp Chapman","description":"\u003cp\u003eBETTY TRAPP CHAPMAN is an independent historian and freelance writer with more than 25 years researching, teaching, and writing about Houston’s history. Her recent books include \u003cem\u003eRemembering Houston\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRough Road to Justice: The Journey of Women Lawyers in Texas\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHouston Women: Invisible Threads in the Tapestry\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapman holds a B.A. from Millsaps College and has served as chairperson of the Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she’s not writing, Chapman writes a weekly column, \"Houston Heritage,\" for the \u003cem\u003eHouston Business Journal\u003c\/em\u003e and lectures in Rice University’s Continuing Studies Program, work that reflects her ongoing commitment to documenting Houston’s past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetty lives in Houston.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetty Trapp Chapman’s books are published by Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"remembering-houston","title":"Remembering Houston","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy the mid nineteenth century, the city of Houston was becoming a vibrant cultural center of the South. From its birth to the present, Houston has consistently built and reshaped its appearance, ideals, and industry. Through changing fortunes, the city has continued to grow and prosper by overcoming adversity and maintaining the strong, independent culture of its citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a selection of fine historic images from her bestselling book \u003cem\u003eHistoric Photos of Houston,\u003c\/em\u003e Betty Trapp Chapman provides a valuable and revealing historical retrospective on the growth and development of Houston. \u003cem\u003eRemembering Houston\u003c\/em\u003e captures this journey through still photography selected from the finest archives. From early cotton exports to the discovery of oil to the establishment of NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center, \u003cem\u003eRemembering Houston\u003c\/em\u003e follows life, government, education, and events throughout the city's history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume captures unique and rare scenes through the lens of more than a hundred historic photographs. Published in vivid black-and-white, these images communicate historic events and everyday life of two centuries of people building a unique and prosperous city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1684422981\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781684422982\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Betty Trapp Chapman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43297523106008,"sku":"9781684422982","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/RemHouton_FC_mockup_v2_1664811807_e61f2e4d-2aa8-4787-8565-92ad454b13e3.jpg?v=1791052885"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-betty-trapp-chapman.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}