<span>This was the period of the Great Depression. During this time, many Americans had lost
their jobs and income due to the economic decline of the stock market
crash. Many of his books during this
period dealt with the hardships that people face and the things they resort to
just to get by. This can be seen in his
book The Grapes of Wrath which was the Best Selling Book of 1939 and later made
into a critically acclaimed film that nominated for several academy awards.
Other works that dealt with the depression is Of Mice and Men that was also
adapted into film.</span>
