It's fitting that our longest episode to date should be covering the longest book we've done so far. Gone With the Wind is a monolithic book and movie that has had heavy influence on American history, certainly well beyond whatever Margaret Mitchell may have intended with it in 1936. In this episode, we cover the landscape of the Civil War, survival, and the Myth of the Lost Cause and some of what that means for America after Reconstruction. Further, we get into why Scarlett is such a frustrating yet irresistible character whose appeal has endured for decades. Join us as we sort out fiction from fact in this famous/infamous piece of historical fiction.