Tim Crumrin is a historian and author who has published more than fifty scholarly and general interest history books and articles. A graduate of Indiana State University, he taught at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College and served twenty-five years as a historian and director at Conner Prairie Museum in Fishers, Indiana. His work has received awards from the American Association for State and Local History and a national Telly Award for writing and directing the PBS documentary Harvesting the Past. In 2014, he was honored with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement in History Award, presented by the Indiana Historical Society. His previous book, Wicked Terre Haute, was published by The History Press in 2019. He lives in Terre Haute with his wife, Robin; daughter, Brynn; and four canine muses named Hildy, Hank, Huwie and Beau.