Lesson 15-The damned Human race . Author During his early years, he worked as a riverboat pilot newspaper reporter, printer, and gold prospector. But then he turned to writing and became one of the greatest of American writers. Although his popular image is as the author of such humorous works as the adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn W BTL E To be continued on the next page.W B T L E Lesson 15—The Damned Human Race During his early years, he worked as a riverboat pilot, newspaper reporter, printer, and gold prospector. But then he turned to writing, and became one of the greatest of American writers. Although his popular image is as the author of such humorous works as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. I. Author To be continued on the next page