He is the only novelist honored at the U.S. Capitol's statuary hall, which derives more from his stint as the youngest Union general in the Civil War than for such works as The Wooing of Malkatoon.
He is the only novelist honored at the U.S. Capitol's statuary hall, which derives more from his stint as the youngest Union general in the Civil War than for such works as The Wooing of Malkatoon. President Garfield suggested the topic for his The Prince of India, while Robert Ingersoll inspired another of his works, and his time as governor of New Mexico led to his novel about Hernan Cortes, The Fair God. For 10 points, name this author who described a chariot race in a novel subtitled "A Tale of the Christ," Ben-Hur.
He is the only novelist honored at the U.S. Capitol's statuary hall, which derives more from his stint as the youngest Union general in the Civil War than for such works as The Wooing of Malkatoon.
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