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Lew Wallace

Lewis "Lew" Wallace was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of the New Mexico Territory, politician, diplomat, and author from Indiana. Among his novels and biographies, Wallace is best known for his historical adventure story, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880), a bestselling novel that has been called "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century." - wikipedia

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American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, territorial governor and statesman, politician, and author of 'Ben Hur' (1827-1905)

Born April 10, 1827
Died February 15, 1905

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    First published in 1906 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1899 1 edition — 1 previewable
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American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, territorial governor and statesman, politician, and author of 'Ben Hur' (1827-1905)

Born April 10, 1827
Died February 15, 1905
Subjects
History, Fiction, Biography, Drama, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, christian, classic & allegory, Fiction, christian, historical, Jesus christ, fiction, Rome, fiction, Bible, Fiction, biographical, Fiction, historical, Histoire, History of Biblical events, Personal narratives, Romans, American Authors, Aztecs, Aztecs in fiction, Bible, history of biblical events, fiction, Biblical Sources, Biographie, Caricatures and cartoons, Chariot racing, Childhood
Places
Crawfordville (Ind.), Istanbul (Turkey), Jerusalem, Judea, Mexico, New Mexico, Rome, Rome (Italy), United States
People
Jesus Christ, Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901), Commodus Emperor of Rome (161-192), Hernán Cortés (1485-1547), Jesus, Jésus-Christ, Levi P. Morton (1824-1920), Lew Wallace (1827-1905), Maternus Roman outlaw (fl. 180), Montezuma II Emperor of Mexico (ca. 1480-1520), Tiberius Emperor of Rome (42 B.C.-37 A.D), Whitelaw Reid (1837-1912)
Time
19th century, 1st century CE, Conquest, 1519-1540, Siege, 1453, Tiberius, 14-37

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