Lew Wallace (1827-1905) was an American lawyer, governor, Union general in the American Civil War, politician, and author, best remembered for his classic historical novel Ben-Hur.
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Ben-Hur is a historical novel by Lew Wallace, a story of a hero named Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish nobleman who was falsely accused of an attempted assassination and enslaved by the Romans. Judah first encounters Jesus, who offers him a drink of water and enco... SEE MORE