Lew Wallace
Writing
April 10, 1827
Died at age 77
February 15, 1905
Date of Death
Brookville, Indiana, USA
Biography
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Lewis "Lew" Wallace (April 10, 1827 – February 15, 1905) was an American lawyer, governor, Union general in the American Civil War, politician and author, best remembered for his historical novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.
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