| Ben-Hur by Lew Wallace, Fiction, Classics, Literary Contributor(s): Wallace, Lew (Author), Wallace, Lewis (Author) |
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ISBN: 1587155389 ISBN-13: 9781587155383 Publisher: Borgo Press OUR PRICE: $30.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2002 Annotation: This is a tale told by a general of the Civil War, filmed twice in the succeeding century--and still incredibly alive. It is a story of oppression and principled rebellion, of friendship turned to hate--and of religious revelation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Fantasy - Epic |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.16" H x 6.1" W x 8.96" (1.54 lbs) 480 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 55659 Reading Level: 9.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 31.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: BEN-HUR is a story of oppression and principled rebellion, of friendship turned to hate -- and of religious revelation. It is a tale of war on land and at sea, set against a backdrop as big as the world -- a backdrop big as all our souls. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wallace, Lew: - "Lewis Wallace (1827 - 1905) 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." Wallace's military career included service in the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. He was appointed Indiana's adjutant general and commanded the 11th Indiana Infantry Regiment. Wallace, who attained the rank of major general, participated in the Battle of Fort Donelson, the Battle of Shiloh and the Battle of Monocacy. He also served on the military commission for the trials of the Lincoln assassination conspirators and presided over the trial of Henry Wirz, the Confederate commandant of the Andersonville prison camp. Wallace resigned from the U.S. Army in November 1865 and briefly served as a major general in the Mexican army, before returning to the United States. Wallace was appointed governor of the New Mexico Territory (1878-81) and served as U.S. minister to the Ottoman Empire (1881-85). Wallace retired to his home in Crawfordsville, Indiana, where he continued to write until his death in 1905." |