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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Lew Wallace
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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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Fiction, historical, general, History, Fiction, Fiction, christian, historical, Jesus christ, fiction, Rome, fiction, Fiction, christian, classic & allegory, Biography, Drama, Fiction, christian, general, Bible, Childhood, History of Biblical events, Istanbul (turkey), fiction, Personal narratives, American Authors, Fiction, biographical, Fiction, historical, Fiction, war & military, Generals, Histoire, Jews, fiction, Juvenile literature, Romans, Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862Places
United States, Jerusalem, Judea, Rome, Crawfordville (Ind.), Indiana, Istanbul (Turkey), Mexico, New Mexico, Palestine, Rome (Italy), TennesseePeople
Jesus Christ, Commodus Emperor of Rome (161-192), Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901), Lew Wallace (1827-1905), Benson John Lossing (1813-1891), Don Carlos Buell (1818-1898), Hernán Cortés (1485-1547), Jesus, John P. Nicholson (b. 1842), Jésus-Christ, Levi P. Morton (1824-1920), Maternus Roman outlaw (fl. 180), Montezuma II Emperor of Mexico (ca. 1480-1520), Tiberius Emperor of Rome (42 B.C.-37 A.D), Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), Whitelaw Reid (1837-1912)Time
19th century, 1st century CE, Civil War, 1861-1865, Conquest, 1519-1540, Siege, 1453, Tiberius, 14-37ID Numbers
- OLID: OL317518A
- ISNI: 000000012321363X
- VIAF: 97214081
- Wikidata: Q357102
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q357102
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