Fun Facts About Lew Wallace

• Lew Wallace was an inventor. He held a patent for a new kind of railroad tie and fishing pole.

• The naval hero John Paul Jones was Lew Wallace’s great-great uncle.

• Ben-Hur was the best-selling novel of the 19th century and has never been out of print. It was filmed three times. The 1959 movie starring Charlton Heston won 11 Academy Awards.

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