[DOC] [TLE] Lew Wallace - Wikipedia [PAR] Lewis "Lew" Wallace (April 10, 1827  February 15, 1905) was an American 
lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of the New Mexico 
Territory, politician, diplomat, and author from Indiana. Among his novels and 
biographies, Wallace is best known for his historical ... Wallace was appointed 
governor of the New Mexico Territory (187881) and... [DOC] [TLE] Lew Wallace and the French Intervention in Mexico - JStor [PAR] of the Conquest of Mexico. ... years Wallace worked on his first novel, The Fair 
God, based ... years he studied Spanish and tried to read all the material ... "Ben-
Hur" Wallace, 95-96; [Lewis Wallace], Lew Wallace: An Autobio .... on the 
Mexican side near the mouth of the Rio Grande.7 A ...... before, I am sure of now.
58. [DOC] [TLE] Historical Novels of Lew Wallace: Ben-Hur, The Fair God & The ... [PAR] Historical Novels of Lew Wallace: Ben-Hur, The Fair God & The Prince of India ... 
Conquistadors & The Fall of Constantinople - Kindle edition by Lew Wallace, ... is 
a magnificent tale of the conflict between the Spanish Conquistadors and the 
Aztecs. ... He wrote several historical novels and biographies of American 
generals. [DOC] [TLE] Lew Wallace and the French Intervention in Mexico | Miller | Indiana ... [PAR] That Lew Wallace of Indiana was at one time an officer in the Mexican army as ... 
on his two best-selling novels, Ben-Hur and The Fair God, but he was also once 
an ... For years he studied Spanish and tried to read all the material he could find 
.... In his confidential report to General Grant, Wallace wrote that "both Slaughter... [DOC] [TLE] Ben-Hur: Some Things You Didn't Know About The 19th Century's ... [PAR] The year 2004 witnessed the incredible phenomenon of the film The ... Messala 
fingers Ben-Hur as the culprit, and he is torn from his family and ... Countless 
people wrote Lew, thanking him for his book. .... Lew Wallace also wrote another 
novel called THE FAIR GOD about the Spanish conquest of Mexico. [DOC] [TLE] Lew Wallace - New Mexico Office of the State Historian | people [PAR] Lew Wallace (1827-1905) served as territorial governor of New Mexico from 
1878 ... of the Mexican-American War in 1846 the nineteen-year-old Wallace 
raised a ... his first novel, The Fair God, a romantic tale of the Spanish conquest of 
Mexico. ... In 1881 he was captured and jailed in Santa Fe where he wrote four 
letters to... [DOC] [TLE] The Fair God; or, the Last of the 'Tzins: a Tale of the Conquest of ... [PAR] The Fair God. ..... Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, ... With 
this theory or bit of philosophy in mind, when the annexed book was resolved 
upon, ... Having been so written, however, now that publication is at hand, 
change is .... He was a man of great learning, familiar with the Mexican and 
Spanish... [DOC] [TLE] THE LETTERS OF WILLIAM BONNEY  Tom Rizzo [PAR] William H. Bonney thought he had a deal with New Mexico Territory Governor ... 
In 1873, Wallace wrote his first novel, The Fair God, a romantic tale of the 
Spanish conquest of Mexico. During his years as governor, Wallace finished his 
most famous novel, Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880). ... March 4th, 2016 at 7:
57 am. [DOC] [TLE] Ben-Hur: The Book that Shook the World | Humanities [PAR] He had his first novel, The Fair God, published in 1873. A tale about the conquest 
of the Aztec Empire by the Spanish, its inspiration came from Wallace's... [DOC] [TLE] The Classical Sources of Lew Wallace's Ben-Hur | SpringerLink [PAR] Sep 6, 2014 ... His mother died before he was ten, and his father, David Wallace, a West Point .... 
that this historical adventure

Question: He wrote "The Fair God", a novel about the Spanish conquest of Mexico, 7 years before "Ben-Hur"
Answer: Lew Wallace