During the Mexican War he served as a second lieutenant in the lst Indiana but saw only minor action. Born in Indiana, he had worked as a clerk and early displayed a fascination for Mexico which would affect him in later years. With the outbreak of the Civil War Lewis "Lew" Wallace was a lawyer, governor, Union general in the American Civil War, American statesman, and author, best remembered for his historical novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.Īlthough he would have much preferred to be remembered as a highly successful military hero, Lew Wallace has been thwarted in this ambition and is best known as an author. In 1849 he was admitted to the bar in his native state and seven years later entered the state senate.
From Civil War Biography: Although he would have much preferred to be remembered as a highly successful military hero, Lew Wallace has been thwarted in this ambition and is best known as an author. After numerous stage and film adaptations, it remains hugely influential today, and is soon to be a new major adaptation.Lewis "Lew" Wallace was a lawyer, governor, Union general in the American Civil War, American statesman, and author, best remembered for his historical novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. The bestselling American novel of the nineteenth century, `Ben-Hur' had never been out of print on the hundredth anniversary of its publication in 1980. Read more His teachings and eventual crucifixion Ben-Hur discovers the redemptive power of forgiveness. His life becomes intertwined with that of Christ's, and after witnessing. His fortunes are reversed when he saves the captain's life and he returns, determined to seek his revenge against those who have brought misfortune to both himself and his family.
`The happiness of love is in action its test is what one is willing to do for others.' In first-century Judea, Jewish prince Judah Ben-Hur is falsely accused of assassinating a Roman governor, and sentenced to life as a galley slave. HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.
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