American Masters

Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel

Season 26 Episode 3 | 54m 53s

Margaret Mitchell was no ordinary writer. The one book she published in her lifetime - Gone With the Wind - sold millions of copies during the Great Depression in America and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937, 75 years ago. Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel engages leading authors, historians, biographers, and people with personal connections to Mitchell to reveal a complex and mysterious woman.

Aired: 03/31/12 | Expires: 06/08/20

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