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Who popularized American historical fiction?

a. Thomas Cole
b. Washington Irving
C.James Fenimore Cooper
d. All of the above
Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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C. James Fenimore Cooper.

While Thomas Cole was an influential landscape painter and Washington Irving was a popular writer of short stories and essays, James Fenimore Cooper is often credited with popularizing American historical fiction through his novels such as "The Last of the Mohicans" and "The Deerslayer". Therefore, option C is the correct answer.
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