Lew Wallace
Novelist, Author
1827 – 1905
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Who was Lew Wallace?
Lewis "Lew" Wallace was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, territorial governor and statesman, politician, and author. Wallace served as governor of the New Mexico Territory at the time of the Lincoln County War and worked to bring an end to the fighting.
Of his novels and biographies, he is best known for his historical novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, a bestselling book since its publication, and called "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century." It has been adapted four times for films.
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- Born
- Apr 10, 1827
Brookville - Also known as
- Lewis Wallace
- General Lew Wallace
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- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Indiana
- Died
- Feb 15, 1905
Crawfordsville
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on July 23, 2013
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