Russell Baker and the Great Depression

<Tab/>One of the most critical economic periods in the United States history was the Great Depression, which occurred in between the two world wars. A majority of the U.S. citizens did not know much about the Depression. The only information that they knew was what they read from textbooks. For instance, some of the material they read described the causes of the depression and how the whole country would …

…had a duty to help his mother and sister. Even though he hated the job, he kept it to please his mother. Although his mother nagged very often about Russell "making something" of himself, he finally came to realize what his profession soon would be. Russell wrote a "composition on his summer vacation" and "the teacher graded it an A." This was the first moment that Russell Baker decided he wanted to become a writer.