Gone with the Wind is a historical novel by the American writer Margaret Mitchell, set in the southern United States during the Civil War and Reconstruction. It follows Scarlett O'Hara, the headstrong daughter of a Georgia plantation owner, through the destruction of her way of life, her struggle to save the family estate, Tara, and her stormy relationship with Rhett Butler. The book was an enormous success on publication and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction the following year. A lavish film adaptation followed in 1939. The novel has since been widely criticised for its romanticised view of the antebellum South and its treatment of slavery and of Black characters.
Before and after
- from 19 April 1936 to 26 August 19391936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
- 9 May 1936Birth of Glenda Jackson
- 17 May 1936Birth of Dennis Hopper
- 18 June 1936Death of Maxim Gorky
- 30 June 1936Publication of Gone with the Wind
- 8 July 1936Construction of Frankfurt Airport
- from 18 July 1936 to 1 April 1939Spanish Civil War
- from 21 July 1936 to 27 September 1936Siege of the Alcázar
- 26 July 1936Construction of Canadian National Vimy Memorial
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