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Joseph Joubert (French: [ʒozɛf ʒubɛʁ]; 6 May 1754 in Montignac, Périgord – 4 May 1824 in Paris) was a French moralist and essayist, remembered today largely for his Pensées (Thoughts), which were published posthumously.
The Bastard is a historical novel written by John Jakes and originally published in 1974. It is book one in a series known as The Kent Family Chronicles or the American Bicentennial Series. [1]
The Rebels is a historical novel written by John Jakes, originally published in 1975, the second in a series known as The Kent Family Chronicles or the American Bicentennial Series. The novel mixes fictional characters with historical events and figures, to narrate the story of the nascent United States of America during the time of the ...
The Kent Family Chronicles (also known as The American Bicentennial Series) is a series of eight novels by John Jakes written for Lyle Engel of Book Creations, Inc., to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the United States. [1]
John William Jakes (March 31, 1932 – March 11, 2023) was an American writer, best known for historical and speculative fiction.His American Civil War trilogy, North and South, has sold millions of copies worldwide.
Joubert is a French surname. It is a regional variant form of Jaubert , originating in the centre west and centre south of France. [ 1 ] This surname is common in South Africa and Namibia , particularly among the descendants of Huguenot settlers.
James Mary Hector Nicolas Joubert de la Muraille, PSS (September 6, 1777, France – 1843, Baltimore) was a French Catholic priest in the United States. A teacher at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore , he co-founded the Oblate Sisters of Providence along with Mary Lange .
Ismail Joubert (7 December 1920 – 23 December 2002), commonly known as Tatamkhulu Afrika, which is Xhosa for Grandfather Africa, was a South African poet and writer.His first novel, Broken Earth was published when he was seventeen (under his "Methodist name"), but it was over fifty years until his next publication, a collection of verse entitled Nine Lives.