Gone with the Wind by Mitchell, Margaret

Since its original publication in 1936, Gone With the Wind--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.

Widely considered The Great American Novel, and often remembered for its epic film version, Gone With the Wind 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.

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 Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell brings to life the unforgettable characters that have captured readers for over seventy years.

Author: Margaret Mitchell
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Published: 09/01/1936
Pages: 1048
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.53lbs
Size: 8.58h x 5.81w x 2.02d
ISBN: 9780684830681

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.1
Point Value: 71
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 534 / Gone with the Wind


Review Citation(s):
Beyond the Cover Author Interv 11/01/2000 pg. 23
Newsweek 04/14/2008 pg. 76

About the Author
Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949) was an American author and journalist. As a former newspaper reporter, she began Gone with the Wind in 1926. Only two people--the author and her husband--saw the manuscript before it reached the publisher. Gone with the Wind was awarded the National Book Award in 1936 and the Pulitzer Prize in 1937, and is one of the most bestselling novels of all time.