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75th Anniversary of Gone with the Wind

This year marks the 75th anniversary of Gone with the Wind, the 1936 novel about the Civil War and Reconstruction in Georgia by Atlanta native, Margaret Mitchell.

If you would like to read about the book and its historical significance, take a look at the New Georgia Encyclopedia article or the article in Encyclopædia Britannica, or read reviews and literary criticism in Literary Reference Center. For more about the author herself, see links to biographical information in GeorgiaInfo or read her article in Encyclopædia Britannica. Literary Reference Center also includes an author biography and other articles about her and her work, and History Reference Center includes several articles about her life and her home in Atlanta.

If you’re looking for something to do to celebrate this occasion, here are a few events and exhibits to check out:

  • Georgia Public Broadcasting’s premiere of Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel (tonight - Thursday, June 30 at 8pm)
  • Atlanta History Center’s exhibit, Atlanta’s Book: The Lost Gone with the Wind Manuscript
  • Margaret Mitchell House’s 75th Anniversary Programs
  • UGA Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library’s current exhibit, “In a Weak Moment, I Have Written a Book.” Margaret Mitchell’s Letters about Gone with the Wind

    • Image from the New Georgia Encyclopedia

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