Highland's Miller fired (3980) Nov 5, 2008
"We've only got one win and that was against a Gary team," Turoci said Monday night, referring to last year's sectional victory over Lew Wallace. "Our numbers are down and we need a new direction. It's obvious that we need to make a change.". (Munster Times, IN)
Book review: 'Tried By War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief' Oct 22, 2008
Others, like Nathaniel Banks, Benjamin Butler and Lew Wallace, proved adequate. And a few, John C. Fr. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Museum about 'Ben-Hur' author wins national award Oct 3, 2008
(AP) A museum chronicling the life of "Ben-Hur" author Lew Wallace will be recognized during a White House ceremony next week with the nation's highest honor for museums and libraries. The General Lew Wallace Study and Museum tells the story of Wallace, who was an attorney, politician and Civil War general before he began writing "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" at his Crawfordsville home. (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
Haunted New Mexico St. James Hotel Aug 14, 2008
The luminaries, included Buffalo Bill Cody, Annie Oakley, Wyatt and Morgan Earp, Billy the Kid, Bat Masterson, Black Jack Ketchum, General Sheridan, Kit Carson, Doc Holliday, Clay Allison, Pat Garret, Fredrick Remington, Governor Lew Wallace, Zane Grey and Frank and Jesse James, using the alias R. H. Howard. Ironically, another guest was Bob Ford, of folk song fame, as That dirty little coward that shot Mr. Howard has laid poor Jesse in his grave. (Suite101.com)
Casper briefs Aug 2, 2008
Books related to the films, such as Alistair MacLean s Lawrence of Arabia, Lew Wallace s Ben Hur, and Thomas Keneally's Schindler s List are available to check out. For more information, please call 577-READ, ext. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Authors waging war of words over war May 18, 2008
The battle of Shiloh (April 1862) was re-fought for nearly a half-century, and we still don't know whether Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was drinking before the battle, or why Gen. Lew Wallace took the wrong road and came late to the battle with reinforcements. You can read various versions of who was to blame in the memoirs of Gens. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
'Ben-Hur' rides again as miniseries Apr 10, 2008
The new version will be based more closely on the 1880 Lew Wallace novel than either the 1959 version or 1925 silent adaptation. Wyler intends to skew the lead role younger, placing Ben-Hur in his mid-20s. (Variety)
Obama, Clinton: Neither gets it right on immigration Jan 16, 2008
" that heralded the Spanish-American War; the murky circumstances surrounding the 1915 sinking of the Lusitania that turned public opinion against the Kaiser; the Pearl Harbor debacle; an offhand remark in January 1950 by Secretary of State Dean Acheson that South Korea was outside our "defense perimeter"; the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution; and an American diplomat's apparent signal of unconcern to Saddam Hussein immediately before he invaded Kuwait. At the battlefield level, America's intelligence... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Book roundup: Historical fiction Jan 10, 2008
Leaning on a faux-classical style that was outdated when Lew Wallace wrote Ben-Hur, Colleen McCullough seems less interested in telling a story than in cataloging every person, event, building, ship and phrase in the Roman world. You keep waiting for the plot or characters to spring to life. (USA Today -- Life)
It's showdown time for KM, AHS Sep 27, 2007
The lone touchdown against them came on a fumble recovery against Lew Wallace High School of Indiana ... Led by senior tackle Nate Gross and senior linebacker Cory Pinkner, Arrowhead has not allowed a single point on that side of the ball against West Allis Hale, Lew Wallace, Mukwonago and Waukesha West. (Kettle Moraine Index, WI)
Fast start, good finish Sep 18, 2007
The only points came on a fumble recovery return for a touchdown against Lew Wallace High School of Indiana. West senior running back Steve Spratte, the all-time leading rusher and scorer in the Classic 8 Conference, was held to 115 yards on 28 carries. (Lake Country Reporter, WI)
Three teams look to stay unbeaten Sep 6, 2007
It whipped a talented West Allis Hale team in the season opener, 35-0, and then demolished overmatched Lew Wallace High School of Indiana last Friday, 55-6. "The nonconference schedule is behind us, and now it's time to get ready for the conference season," coach Tom Taraska of the Warhawks said after last week's win. (Lake Country Reporter, WI)
KM vs. Cooney among Friday matchups Aug 30, 2007
Arrowhead will host Lew Wallace High School of Gary, Ind ... AHS will face a Lew Wallace team it's dominated over the years ... In three previous meetings, Arrowhead has outscored Lew Wallace, 134-14. (Lake Country Reporter, WI)
Cloak of secrecy wraps potential Potter printer Jul 19, 2007
Civil War Gen. Lew Wallace wrote Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ here, and Wallaces study is now a museum. Sharon Kenny, executive director of the visitors bureau, said the publicity has been good for the city of 15,000. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Agriculture needs to know how to handle latest wave of prosperity Mar 6, 2007
Phipps referred to a passage from the book en-Hur , which was written by Lew Wallace in 1880, which says ne is never more on trial than in the moment of accepting good fortune. The nation, the world, and history are going to judge agriculture on how we accept this good fortune and how we make transitions in response to it, he said. (Agri-View, WI)
Trenton-born Cinderella, Peter Pan and Virgin Mary Feb 13, 2007
"She was chosen to star in yet another Barrie adapted film, "A Kiss for Cinderella" -- a dark version of the classic tale.Bronson also took on the role of the Virgin Mother Mary in the 1925 epic "Ben-Hur: A Tale of Christ" the first film of the Lew Wallace classic filmed in early Technicolor.The following year, Hollywood started to change with the advent of talkies and Bronson s star began to fizzle.In 1928, she tried to resurrect her career as she starred opposite Al Jolson in "The Singing... (The Trentonian, NJ)
'Power Faith, and Fantasy' tugs at the tangled threads of US, Middle East relations Jan 16, 2007
That ambassador was Lew Wallace, the Civil War general and author of "Ben Hur," not by far the only American notable to make a surprise guest appearance in the region -- and in Oren's pages. Herman Melville had visited that agricultural mission during a tour of Palestine, which he found "half melancholy, half farcical -- like all the rest of the world." And Mark Twain's "The Innocents Abroad" is a memoir of his travels in the region. (Boston Globe)
