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American writer (1789–1851)

Also known as: J. F. Cooper, James F. Cooper, Джеймс Фенимор Купер, جيمس فينيمور كوبر, 제임스 페니모어 쿠퍼, ジェイムズ・フェニモア・クーパー

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William Gilmore Simms1806–1870
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Antebellum American historical romances of colonial and frontier conflict in the South. (AI reason)
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Nineteenth-century American maritime adventure fiction, echoing Cooper's sea novels. (AI reason)
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Frederick Marryat1792–1848
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