Author · United States · 1827–1905
Lew Wallace
Epic faith justice and rivalry with vivid action and scale.
Lewis Wallace was an American lawyer, Union general, governor of the New Mexico Territory, politician, diplomat, and author.
Wallace is best known for his historical story, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880).
Genres
Historical fiction
Epic conviction for 2026
Lew Wallace builds conviction into motion. Court politics friendship and revenge race through arenas deserts and ships while questions of belief stay central. Read him to enjoy large stakes without haze and to talk about conscience courage and forgiveness in a story that moves.
