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by Noel B. Poirier (Author)
Author Noel B. Poirier takes readers into darkest reaches of Tuscarawas County history. Tranquility is the norm amid these rolling hills, but normal doesn't mean always. In this version of county history, the Black Hand Syndicate whacks those they can't extort, a Midvale man takes a hatchet to the head (a dozen times) and four teenagers happen upon a murder victim along Dover railroad tracks. From grave robbers looting the dead in New Philadelphia to a mutilated body turning up in Dennison and a bomb going off at Bolivar State Bank in 1910, author Noel B. Poirier takes readers on a harrowing journey into T-County's unsettling past.
Author Biography
Noel B. Poirier is a historian, writer and nonprofit executive who resides in New Philadelphia, Ohio. Noel has worked in the public history field for more than thirty years, leading history museums and libraries and helping tell the stories of communities across three states. He has written for numerous national and regional history publications, presented at countless libraries and museums and believes in the power of local history to connect us with the larger American experience.
