![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Meanwhile Ben-Hur's mother and sister have been imprisoned and have contracted leprosy. He escapes, returns as a Roman officer, wins a chariot race against Messala, and exposes him. The considerable success of this book encouraged him to write Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880), a colorful story about a young Jewish patrician, Judah Ben-Hur, who as a result of false accusations by Messala is sent to the galleys for life. Wallace's romantic novel The Fair God or, The Last of the Tzins (1873) told about Hernán Cortés's invasion of the Aztec empire in Mexico and his eventual defeat by Prince Guatamozin. He served as governor of the new Mexican Territory (1878-1881) and minister to Turkey (1881-1885) and wrote very popular novels and an excellent autobiography. In 1865 he resigned from the Army and for the rest of his life practiced law. Buell and of the commander of the Andersonville prison and was a member of the court trying those charged with conspiring against President Lincoln. He led the courts of inquiry investigating the conduct of Gen. During the Civil War he served in the Union forces with such distinction that he was promoted to major general. He became a lawyer but left his practice to serve in the Mexican War in 1846. Lewis Wallace (1827-1905) was an American military leader and popular author, remembered especially for the novel Ben-Hur. ![]()
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