Lew

An analytical and deeply rich historical biography of a great American author who is little known or remembered today. Lew Wallace, a fascinating and multitalented historical figure, has consistently been overlooked and lost in academia, articles, and modern books. When he has been discussed, he has often been misrepresented and misunderstood. This is partly due to the sordid and profoundly controversial period in the United States during his lifetime. Yet, Lew wrote one of the most successful and influential novels of the 19th Century. The story he created, and the high-profile controversies he was intimately involved in, have lived on in numerous movies and television programs. Considered by many the most religiously influential novel of the 19th Century. It has been said, "Ben Hur has brought millions to their feet to cheer and millions more to their knees to pray." However, Ben Hur, A Tale of the Christ, is not primarily a story of Christ but more a thinly veiled chronicle of Lew's life and the times he lived, set over 2000 years in the past. The reader will be amazed how many of the same issues and controversies in Rome and Judea in Zero A. D. existed from 1827 to 1880 and still exist today. LEW, The Life and Times of the Author of Ben Hur, chronicles both the man and the times. It also highlights how the same issues then, manifest themselves today. Ben Hur is genuinely a "Novel for the Ages," and Lew Wallace is a fascinating and extraordinary study.

About the Author :
Michael E. Fox was raised in Crawfordsville, Indiana. During childhood, he had contacts with people who knew and remembered the great American author Lew Wallace. Lew Wallace wrote seven of his eight parts of Ben Hur in Crawfordsville, and Lew's study/museum is located there. Mr. Fox has been interested in 19th-century history and has read extensive books and articles concerning this period, notably Lew Wallace. In 1976, he graduated from Purdue University and was recruited to work at the R.R. Donnelley & Sons' Crawfordsville book printing plant. As a first-line supervisor and quality control expert, he would proofread, sometimes wholly read, and examine nearly every type of book printed. He also worked closely with quality experts from major domestic and international publishers.In 1981 he went to work for the Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester, New York, before moving to high-tech equipment and software manufacturing. In 1991, he graduated from night Law School and became a licensed attorney. In 2005, he became President of Screen GP Americas, a manufacturer of high-speed, high-resolution ink-jet printing equipment. He sold the first machine in North and South America. Mr. Fox is considered a pioneer in modern-day printing and publishing technology. In 2012, he earned his Master of Law (LLM) with Honors. In 2020, Mr. Fox retired from Screen, moved to Southern California, and began pursuing his lifetime passion of publishing a book about 19th-century history and Lew Wallace.