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| Time Cover from June 4th, 1979 |
Pulitzer Prize winning author, Russell Wayne Baker, was born on August 14, 1925, in Morrisonville, Virginia. After his father died, when he was five, Baker, one of his sisters, and their mother moved around. They, finally, laid roots in Baltimore, Maryland. He went to college at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, where he graduated in 1947, after serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, with a degree in English literature. After graduating, he got a job at the Baltimore Sun as a journalist. Baker, then, went on to work for the New York Times, covering things that went on within the government and in the White House.
Throughout the follow years, Baker publish several books; starting with Growing Up published in 1982. Growing Up is about Baker’s childhood, specifically how he grew up during the Great Depression. It has a sequel titled, The Good Times, published in 1989, in which he talks about his time as a journalist.
Throughout the follow years, Baker publish several books; starting with Growing Up published in 1982. Growing Up is about Baker’s childhood, specifically how he grew up during the Great Depression. It has a sequel titled, The Good Times, published in 1989, in which he talks about his time as a journalist.
