Rhett Butler's People
by:
Donald McCaig (author)
Rhett Butler’s People fulfills the dreams of those whose imaginations have been indelibly marked by America’s greatest novel, Gone With The Wind. Here you’ll meet Rhett as a boy, a free spirit who loved the marshes and tidewaters of the Low Country, and learn of the ruthlessness of Rhett’s...
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Rhett Butler’s People fulfills the dreams of those whose imaginations have been indelibly marked by America’s greatest novel, Gone With The Wind. Here you’ll meet Rhett as a boy, a free spirit who loved the marshes and tidewaters of the Low Country, and learn of the ruthlessness of Rhett’s father, whose desire for control resulted in unspeakable. Through Rhett’s eyes, you’ll encounter those who shaped him in other ways: the Overseer’s daughter, Belle Watling; Rosemary, Rhett’s brave and determined sister; Tunis Bonneau, the son of freed slaves who understood the young Rhett like no one else; and Jack Ravanel, whose name became inextricably linked to heartbreak. And then there’s Katie Scarlett O’Hara herself—the headstrong, passionate woman whose life is inextricably entwined with Rhett’s: more like him than she cares to admit; more in love with him than either of them will ever know…
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780312945787 (0312945787)
ASIN: B0073QYBN6
Publish date: 2008
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Pages no: 704
Edition language: English
Cathecarte Puryear blinked. "You are a natural philosopher?" The boy dismissed that possibility. "No, sir. I'm a renegade." The characters from Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind are some of my all time favorites. With the upcoming release of Donald McCaig's book focusing on Mammy I decided to ...
This was a valid effort to explore the back story of a beloved character. It was interesting to see where Rhett Butler came from and what shaped him into the man portrayed in the classic by Margaret Mitchell.