The Wind Done Gone The Wind Done Gone The Wind Done Gone (2001) is the first novel written by Alice Randall. It is a bestselling historical novel that tells an alternative account of the story in the American novel "Gone with the Wind" (1936) by Margaret Mitchell. While the story of "Gone with the Wind" focuses on the life of a the daughter of a wealthy slave owner, Scarlett O'Hara, "The Wind Done Gone" tells the story of the life of one of her slaves, Cynara, during the same time period and events. The title is an African American Vernacular English play on the
Gone with the Wind (novel) inaccuracies of the novel, historian Richard N. Current points out: No doubt it is indeed unfortunate that "Gone with the Wind" perpetuates many myths about Reconstruction, particularly with respect to blacks. Margaret Mitchell did not originate them and a young novelist can scarcely be faulted for not knowing what the majority of mature, professional historians did not know until many years later. In "Gone with the Wind", Mitchell explores some complexities in racial issues. Scarlett was asked by a Yankee woman for advice on who to appoint as a nurse for her children; Scarlett suggested a "darky", much to the