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It vividly depicts the drama of the Civil War and Reconstruction and is a sweeping story of tangled passion and courage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSince its first publication in 1936, \u003ci\u003eGone with the Wind \u003c\/i\u003ehas endured as one of the bestselling novels of all time, in spite of its problematic subject matter. 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Her romantic intrigues lead her to an early marriage, but   when the\u003cbr\u003e     war between the Union and the Southern States breaks out and she is left a   young\u003cbr\u003e     widow, Scarlett’s life is turned upside down, and she finds herself embroiled,\u003cbr\u003e     together with the world surrounding her, in a long struggle for   survival.\u003cbr\u003e     Both a coming-of-age tale and a historical epic, Gone with the Wind is   regarded as\u003cbr\u003e     one of the great American novels, and is perhaps one of the most popular   stories in\u003cbr\u003e     the Western canon. 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