Historical Author

My Experience

I graduated from Purdue Univerity in Economics and also hold a Juris Doctor and Masters in Law. I spent 40+ years as an executive in the printing and publishing industry . In 2015 I began a new career writing about 19th Century historical figures.

About "LEW"

LEW, The Life and Times of the Author of Ben Hur, is a broad and 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 books. When he is discussed, he is often misrepresented and misunderstood. This book corrects many of those errors and misconceptions.

Welcome

LEW The Life and Times of the Author of Ben Hur

Michael E. Fox was raised in Crawfordsville, Indiana. During childhood, he developed friendships with many elderly who knew the great American author Lew Wallace. Lew wrote seven of his eight parts of Ben Hur in Crawfordsville.