Gone with the Wind book First Edition September 1936 printing Margaret Mitchell

first edition of Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, published in 1936 by The Macmillan Company in New York. The novel was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1937. Setting: It is a sweeping romantic story about the American Civil War and Reconstruction era from the point of view of the Confederacy. Protagonist: The story centers on Scarlett O'Hara, a headstrong Southern belle who navigates the hardships of the war and rebuilds her life and business afterward. Author: Margaret Mitchell (19001949) was an American author and journalist born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, who began writing Gone with the Wind in 1926. Adaptation: An American film adaptation of the novel, released in 1939, became the highest-grossing film in Hollywood history and received a record number of Academy Awards