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Lewis Wallace è stato uno scrittore, politico e generale statunitense. Divenne famoso in tutto il mondo grazie al suo romanzo Ben-Hur. Le sue memorie, che iniziò a scrivere nel 1896 ma lasciò incomplete alla morte, vennero pubblicate postume un anno dopo il decesso.
Siege of Corinth. Defense of Cincinnati. Battle of Monocacy. Lewis Wallace (April 10, 1827 – February 15, 1905) was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of New Mexico Territory, politician, diplomat, artist, and author from Indiana.
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a novel by Lew Wallace, published by Harper and Brothers on November 12, 1880, and considered "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century". [1] It became a best-selling American novel, surpassing Harriet Beecher Stowe 's Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) in sales.
- Lewis Wallace
- November 12, 1880
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- Harper & Brothers
Ben-Hur (Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ) è un romanzo storico, scritto da Lew Wallace nel 1880. L'opera fu tradotta in diverse lingue e pubblicata in tutto il mondo, e fu acquistata da cinquanta milioni di lettori.
- Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ
- Lew Wallace
Date of Birth - Death April 10, 1827 – February 15, 1905. Lewis “Lew” Wallace, a veteran of the Mexican-American War and Indiana State Senator, was appointed colonel of the 11th Indiana Infantry at the outbreak of the Civil War, and took part in many of the early campaigns of the Western Theatre.
26 mar 2013 · On April 5, 1862, Lew Wallace had been the youngest major general in the Union Army, a promising if brash officer who’d fought ably during the early months of the conflict.
Judah Ben-Hur, shortened to Ben-Hur, is a fictional character, the title character and protagonist from Lew Wallace's 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. The book covers the character's adventures and struggle against the Roman Empire as he tries to restore honor to his family's name after being falsely accused of attacking the ...
