Question

Ben-hur: a tale of the christ was written by civil war commander _____. robert lee joseph johnston lew wallace william sherman

Answer 1

Lew Wallace- by the way there are two great movies of it!

Answer 2

Lew Wallace

Step-by-step explanation:

Ben-hur: A tale of a christ is a novel about a Jewish prince called Judah Ben-Hur who was taken as a slave by the Romans and he became Christian and a charioteer. The novel was written by Lew Wallace, it was published in 1880 and became one of the most popular christian books at the time. The author was a lawyer from the United States that also served as a Union general in the American Civil War.