One of the most popular stories in American history has roots in a tiny apartment in Midtown Atlanta.
When author Margaret Mitchell lived in Apartment No 1. from 1925-1932, she spent many hours at a small desk at her portable Remington typewriter. Born in 1900, Margaret Mitchell (known as Peggy to her friends) grew up in a vibrant and ever-changing Atlanta while hearing stories of the Civil War from her grandparents and family friends.
The resulting novel was Gone With the Wind-a sweeping romantic epic set against the backdrop of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
No one was as shocked as Margaret Mitchell when her book became a runaway bestseller. Her star rose as the famed Hollywood producer David O. Selznick transformed the 1,037-page novel into a 4-hour epic stretching the limits of cinematography and imagination. Its contradictions were always apparent-both praised and criticized from its moment of publication, Gone With the Wind drew in stark relief the continued struggle to make sense of the country's deadliest conflict in history and to grapple with racial questions in the context of Jim Crow segregation.
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