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Lew Wallace and the "Ben Hur" Phenomenon by Trav S.D.

Today we add yet another Indiana scribe to a chronicle that already includes Booth Tarkington, Theodore Dreiser, George Ade, James Whitcomb Riley, Kurt Vonnegut, and Robert John Wildhack. Because Lew Wallace (1827-1905) was so accomplished in so many fields of endeavor, and because he is best known for a single book, there may be an unfortunate tendency […]

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:06PM on April 10, 2022

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