Lew Wallace
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| Born | Lewis Wallace April 10, 1827 Brookville, Indiana |
| Died | February 15, 1905 Crawfordsville, Indiana |
| Cause of death | Atrophic gastritis |
| Resting place | Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Indiana |
| Spouse | Susan Arnold Elston Wallace (married 1852) |
| Children | Henry Lane Wallace |
Lewis "Lew" Wallace (April 10, 1827 – February 15, 1905) was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, territorial governor and statesman, politician, and author. He is remembered today for his historical novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880). This book has been a bestseller since its publication. It has been called "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century."[1] The story has been adapted four times for the movies.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Ben-Hur: The Book That Shook the World" Archived 2015-10-15 at the Wayback Machine, Humanities, November/December 2009 Volume 30, Number 6, Accessed 2010-04-20
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