When J. Wilkes Booth Met Ben Hur

By William Russo

For the first time comes the full story of General Lew Wallace's role in the trial of conspirators led by John Wilkes Booth to murder President Abraham Lincoln.Wallace later won international fame for writing the classic BEN HUR: A TALE OF THE CHRIST. He also served as Governor of New Mexico and befriended Billy the Kid. Later in his career he was ambassador to Turkey. He also fancied himself a painter and his infamous watercolor called "The Conspirators" was his effort to depict Booth and his henchmen at the Inauguration of President Lincoln.Now comes the tale of how the painting came to be created and the nightmares and torment it gave Wallace.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1480269638
• ISBN13: 9781480269637
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"