| − | '''''Gone with the Wind''''' ('''GWTW''') is a novel portraying life in the southern [[United States]], during the [[Civil War]] and [[Reconstruction]], written by [[Margaret Mitchell]], and originally published in 1936. The 1000 page runaway best-seller tells the story of Scarlett O'Hara, a young woman on a Georgia plantation who tries to keep control of her land and find love while facing war, defeat and poverty. It remains a classic in the history of film, and the history of the self identity of [[The South]]. | + | '''''Gone with the Wind''''' ('''GWTW''') is a novel portraying life in the southern [[United States]], during the [[Civil War]] and [[Reconstruction]], written by [[Margaret Mitchell]], and originally published in 1936. The 1000 page runaway best-seller tells the story of Scarlett O'Hara, a young woman on a Georgia plantation who tries to keep control of her land and find love while facing war, defeat and poverty. It won the Pulitzer prize for fuction and remains a classic in the history of the self identity of [[The South]]. |