One of the great myths: Lew Wallace spent most of his time as New Mexico territorial governor writing his epic novel Ben-Hur. And as a result, violence ran rampant during his less than three years in Santa Fe. But the book was ¾ finished when he headed west, and he finished writing it late at night and during free time. Ben-Hur didn’t impact his job. And while there was still violence in New Mexico, the Lincoln County War basically ended with the big showdown called the Battle of Lincoln in
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