Description: Written when Mitchell was 16, and given to her close friend, Henry Love Angel, this captivating tale of honor, adventure, and unrequited love introduces themes and characters that would later come to full flower in "Gone With the Wind." Photos.
Brief description: Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949) was an American author and journalist. As a former newspaper reporter, she began Gone with the Wind in 1926. Only two people--the author and her husband--saw the manuscript before it reached the publisher. Gone with the Wind was awarded the National Book Award in 1936 and the Pulitzer Prize in 1937, and is one of the most bestselling novels of all time.