Book description
Margaret Mitchell's epic novel of love and war won the Pulitzer Prize and went on to give rise to two authorized sequels and one of the most popular and celebrated movies of all time.
Many novels have been written about the Civil War and its aftermath. None take us into…
Why read it?
1 author picked Gone with the Wind as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Frankly, I didn’t give a damn about anything else while immersed in these 1,037 pages – except finding out if two strong-willed soulmates would ever get over themselves and surrender to sizzling love.
Although I initially read GWTW because I’m a Civil War nerd. I knew Margaret Mitchell had once worked as a prominent newspaper reporter, so I felt eager to read her exploration of a nation’s divided loyalties that led to brothers battling brothers.
But my reason for reading the book quickly became something else. For me personally, Rhett and Scarlett’s intense chemistry drew me in so deeply that…
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In late April 1865, almost 2,000 newly freed Union prisoners of war are packed onto the steamer Sultana, in poor repair and with a listed capacity of 376 passengers. Among them are four Indiana soldiers…
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