Gone with the Wind, American Fiction Novel, Margaret Mitchell, Civil War Literature, Southern Historical Novel, Afro American Slavery Novel

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Gone with the Wind, American Fiction Novel by Margaret Mitchell, Civil War Literature, Southern Historical Novel, Afro American Slavery Novel, MacMillan Company New York 1938, Margaret E Winebrenner Ex Libris, American Best Seller Book, Vintage Used Book, The American Civil War, War of Secession, Hardcover Book, American Women Authors

Gone with the Wind is a novel by American writer Margaret Mitchell, first published in 1936. The story is set in Clayton County and Atlanta, both in Georgia, during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era. It depicts the struggles of young Scarlett O'Hara, the spoiled daughter of a well-to-do plantation owner, who must use every means at her disposal to claw her way out of poverty following Sherman's destructive "March to the Sea". This historical novel features a Bildungsroman or coming-of-age story, with the title taken from a poem written by Ernest Dowson. Gone with the Wind was popular with American readers from the outset and was the top American fiction bestseller in 1936 and 1937. As of 2014, a Harris poll found it to be the second favorite book of American readers, just behind the Bible. 

Written from the perspective of the slaveholder, Gone with the Wind is Southern plantation fiction. Its portrayal of slavery and African Americans has been considered controversial, especially by succeeding generations, as well as its use of a racial epithet and ethnic slurs common to the period. However, the novel has become a reference point for subsequent writers of the South, both black and white. Scholars at American universities refer to, interpret, and study it in their writings. The novel has been absorbed into American popular culture. Margaret Mitchell received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for the book in 1937. It was adapted into a 1939 American film. Gone with the Wind is the only novel by Mitchell published during her lifetime.

Book is in vintage condition with age and wear. But pages are firm and readable. This book is a rare and valuable piece for collectors.

Dimensions: 8.6" X 5.8" X 1.8" inches / Weight: 1108 grams VERY HEAVY

All measures are an approximation.