The Wrath to Come: Gone with the Wind and the Lies America Tells (Big Weekend)
The Wrath to Come: Gone with the Wind and the Lies America Tells (Big Weekend)
A razor-sharp examination of Gone with the Wind, the emergence of ‘the Lost Cause’, and how they have influenced American culture – from race riots to Trump. Margaret Mitchell’s epic novel became an overnight bestseller in 1936; the film rights were snapped up before it was even published and the production would famously go on to win ten Academy Awards. Yet Mitchell’s early...