Loeper, John J

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Men of ideas

Brief biographies and summaries of the major ideas of twenty-three philosophers from Socrates to Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. Includes quotations from their works.

Men of ideas

Brief biographies and summaries of the major ideas of twenty-three philosophers from Socrates to Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. Includes quotations from their works.

Men of ideas

Brief biographies and summaries of the major ideas of twenty-three philosophers from Socrates to Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. Includes quotations from their works.

Going to school in 1776

Describes the life of school children in 1776--their dress, teachers, books, lessons, discipline, and pastimes.

Mr. Marley's Main Street confectionery

a history of sweets & treats
1979
A brief history of the turn-of-the-century American confectionery and its customers who came to purchase handmade ice creams and candies.

Meet the Dudleys in colonial times

1999
Describes what life was like for a typical Connecticut family in 1750, including details about home, family, clothing, food, chores, and entertainment.

The golden dragon

by clipper ship around the Horn
1978
The account of a young boy's journey by clipper ship from New York, around Cape Horn, to San Francisco in 1850.

The house on Spruce Street

1982
Traces the history of an old house built in Philadelphia in 1772.

The flying machine

a stagecoach journey in 1774
1976
The experiences of a young boy traveling by stagecoach from Philadelphia to New York on the Old York Road reveal the joys and discomforts of this mode of transportation.

Away we go!

on bicycles in 1898
1982
Discusses the history of the bicycle, including the popularity it enjoyed during the 1890's. Also examines other types of cycles, cycle racing, cycling organizations, and related topics.

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