Lewis Wallace (1827-1905) was an American military leader and popular author, remembered especially for the novel Ben-Hur.Lew Wallace was born in Brookville, Ind. He became a lawyer but left his pract...
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Lew Wallace's literary reputation rests solidly on the brawny shoulders of Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880). While exact sales figures are unknown, in 1944 Harper, the publisher, estimated the boo...
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