U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for May 19

WASHINGTON, May 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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THURSDAY, MAY 19: "GONE WITH THE WIND"

Profile America -- Thursday, May 19th.  One of the most popular American novels ever written was published on this date 75 years ago -- Margaret Mitchell's "Gone with the Wind."  The epic novel of the Civil War won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award as best novel.  Three years after its debut, "Gone with the Wind" was made into an epic motion picture starring Clark Gable and Vivian Leigh.  The movie won a then unprecedented eight Academy Awards, including best picture -- in a year in which many other movies considered to be classics were produced.  Mitchell's novel has been continuously in print since 1936, and is part of the nearly $26 billion worth of books sold each year.  You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.

Sources:  Chase's Calendar of Events 2011, p. 278

Statistical Abstract of the United States 2011, t. 1133

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