Lew Wallace - Wikipedia
Lewis Wallace (April 10, 1827 – February 15, 1905) was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of New Mexico Territory, politician, diplomat, artist, and author from Indiana.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ - General Lew Wallace Study & Museum
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by General Lew Wallace was published by Harper & Brothers on November 12, 1880. Wallace had been researching and writing the novel for seven years. He did most of his work underneath a beech tree near his residence in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
Author - General Lew Wallace Study & Museum
Lew Wallace was the author of seven major works, including Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, the best-selling novel of the 19th century. Wallace began writing his first novel in the late 1840s while employed in the Marion County Clerk’s office.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ - Wikipedia
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a novel by Lew Wallace, published by Harper and Brothers on November 12, 1880, and considered "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century". [1] . It became a best-selling American novel, surpassing Harriet Beecher Stowe 's Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) in sales.
Ben-Hur: How Lew Wallace Found Faith in Epic Fiction
Lew had considered himself a Christian, but he didn’t go to church, didn’t pray regularly and barely knew the Bible. He was embarrassed by Ingersoll’s questions. He felt he should know more about his faith.
Ben-Hur Turns Author Into a Soldier of Fortune - On This Day
Oct 6, 2020 · November 12, 1880 — Lewis (“Lew”) Wallace wanted to be remembered as a great soldier. But he turned to writing in his spare time and now he will always be best known as the author of "Ben-Hur: A Tale of The Christ", which was published on this day.
Lew Wallace, Biography, Significance, Union Officer, Civil War
May 26, 2024 · Lew Wallace served as a general officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and he was the author of the highly-acclaimed novel, Ben Hur, A Tale of the Christ. In May and June 1865, Lew Wallace served as a judge at the military trial of the conspirators involved in President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.
Story of Ben Hur & Lew Wallace - EARLY CHURCH HISTORY
Lew Wallace published the book Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ in 1880. He was a Union General in the Civil War, a lawyer, politician and author.
Lew Wallace (Author of Ben-Hur) - Goodreads
Lewis "Lew" Wallace was a lawyer, governor, Union general in the American Civil War, American statesman, and author, best remembered for his historical novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ - Lew Wallace - Google Books
Dec 14, 2015 · Author Lew Wallace―a Civil War general, politician, and diplomat―conducted meticulous research into the ancient world to bring a vivid immediacy to his characters and settings, from life as...