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Excerpt
Margaret Mitchell's monumental epic of the South won a Pulitzer Prize, gave rise to the most popular motion picture of our time, and inspired a sequel that became the fastest selling novel of the century. It is one of the most popular books ever written: more than 28 million copies of the book have been sold in more than 37 countries. Today, more than 60 years after its initial publication, its achievements are unparalleled, and it remains the most revered American saga and the most beloved work by an American writer...
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United States
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Subjects
- survival
- slavery
- Bildungsroman
- open_syllabus_project
- history
- historical fiction
- war stories
- United States Civil War
- Women
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People
- Scarlett O'Hara
- Rhett Butler
- George Ashley Wilkes
- Melanie Wilkes
- Ellen O'Hara
- Gerald O'Hara
- Susan Elinor O'Hara
- Caroline Irene O'Hara
- Charles Hamilton
- Wade Hampton Hamilton
Times & places
- 1861-1865
- 19th century
- American Civil War
- Reconstruction Era
- Civil War, 1861-1865
- 20th century