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To: Upstate NY Guy

Victor Davis Hanson once wrote an essay in which he made a credible case that General Lew Wallace's bestselling novel Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ (New York: Harper, 1880) was likely inspired by the battle of Shiloh, in which he participated.

14 posted on 04/07/2012 8:10:33 PM PDT by Fiji Hill (Deo Vindice!)

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To: Fiji Hill

Interesting. Thanks. I enjoy reading Victor Davis Hanson.

19 posted on 04/08/2012 3:31:43 AM PDT by Upstate NY Guy

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