Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

Since its original publication in 1936, <I >Gone With the Wind</I>—winner of the Pulitzer Prize and one of the bestselling novels of all time—has been heralded by readers everywhere as The Great American Novel.<BR><BR>Widely considered The Great American Novel, and often remembered for its epic film version, <I >Gone With the Wind</I> explores the depth of human passions with an intensity as bold as its setting in the red hills of Georgia. A superb piece of storytelling, it vividly depicts the drama of the Civil War and Reconstruction.<BR> <BR>This is the tale of Scarlett O’Hara, the spoiled, manipulative daughter of a wealthy plantation owner, who arrives at young womanhood just in time to see the Civil War forever change her way of life. A sweeping story of tangled passion and courage, in the pages of <I >Gone With the Wind</I>, Margaret Mitchell brings to life the unforgettable characters that have captured readers for over seventy years.