This is a true story of a float trip down the Missouri. It compares, in some ways, to the most famous float trip in American literature, the one that Huck Finn took down the Mississippi.

At the end of his trip, young Huck says, ..".I reckon I got to Light out for the Territory ahead of the rest, because Aunt Sally she's going to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I been there before."

That young escapee, to extend the comparison, is epitomized in James Willard Schultz. Just expelled from military school, the seventeen-year-old Schultz goes West, stays, grows up and lives among the Indians, marries into the Blackfoot tribe, and lived the kind of life he loved.

In the fall of 1901, Apikuni and his Piegan wife, Nataki, took a long float trip down the Missouri. They camped out and lived off the land for the entire trip, from Fort Benton to the juncture off the Missouri and Milk rivers. The account of that trip is presented here in book form for the first time.

Like Huck's adventure, this was something more than a simple float trip. It was a trip through space and time through memories of early experiences along the river, of friends and enemies (Assiniboines, Crees, Sioux, and others), of early white trappers and traders, of carefree days of the buffalo hunt, of a naturalist's dream world populated with the deer, eagle, antelope, fish, bear, wolf, and animals known only in Indian mythology.

This idyll was nostalgic trip that could not be repeated, for the river and world were changing, Apikuni and Nataki knew first-hand the many changes of the past and sensed the momentous changes coming.

With the advance of the white man's world, with the dams and reservoirs, it would be impossible for today's adventurer to duplicate the trip described here. But, for the armchair adventurer, it is still possible, though the account that has been left for us, to take this remarkable trip.

The theory of self-determination is an evidence-based theory that has been shifted from a conceptual perspective to practical implementation for the past four decades. The theory is grounded within positive psychology and has the basic assumption that every human being has the motivation and potential to be psychologically sound. In order to attain a state of psychological wellness, our basic psychological needs, which are the desire for autonomy, relatedness and competence, must be satisfied. If these needs are attained, people are therefore motivated to function optimally and at their fullest potential. In addition to satisfying basic human psychological needs, a supportive environment is required as well. In the case of this book, the family is presented in each chapter as the hypothetical environment for optimal functioning of the individual. The chapters highlight the role of family structure, family conflict, family involvement, adverse experiences within the family, parenting styles and practices. Self-Determination Theory: A Family Perspective includes reviews and primary research studies from authors in South Africa, Portugal, Belgium and Nigeria.

MISSING LOVE CHILD HUSH MY MOUTH Author- Eugene McDuffie Penny had experienced firsthand heartache and emotional pains at just a few years of age. Just imagine for a moment having turmoil or troubles in your life that you could never ever tell anyone about. Especially people that you think love or care about you. What would you do? Penny told me the day I met him that he stayed away from asking his Papa or Mama too many questions. "I was confused. Papa told me never to tell my Mama anything. My Mama told me never to tell Papa anything. I just hushed my mouth." "I made a dog out of clay at school and I couldn't wait to get home from to show it to my Mama and Papa. I still remember the night I dropped my dog of clay and my heart shattered into a billion pieces." If something we love is broken, can anyone put the pieces of a shattered life back together? Is it ever too late to start your life all over again? My hope is that as you read these pages, the message of Penny's story messages will help you to break free from the silence of your adult or childhood pain. That you will find the strength, courage, hope, and love you need to live. When I met Penny his first words to me were "Love was missing in my life" this is where the story of "Missing Love Child" begins. Eugene McDuffie 11/4/2013

MISSING LOVE CHILD HUSH MY MOUTH Author- Eugene McDuffie Penny had experienced firsthand heartache and emotional pains at just a few years of age. Just imagine for a moment having turmoil or troubles in your life that you could never ever tell anyone about. Especially people that you think love or care about you. What would you do? Penny told me the day I met him that he stayed away from asking his Papa or Mama too many questions. "I was confused. Papa told me never to tell my Mama anything. My Mama told me never to tell Papa anything. I just hushed my mouth." "I made a dog out of clay at school and I couldn't wait to get home from to show it to my Mama and Papa. I still remember the night I dropped my dog of clay and my heart shattered into a billion pieces." If something we love is broken, can anyone put the pieces of a shattered life back together? Is it ever too late to start your life all over again? My hope is that as you read these pages, the message of Penny's story messages will help you to break free from the silence of your adult or childhood pain. That you will find the strength, courage, hope, and love you need to live. When I met Penny his first words to me were "Love was missing in my life" this is where the story of "Missing Love Child" begins. Eugene McDuffie 11/4/2013

Utilizing personal testimonies to communicate his spiritual wisdom and insight into the world of gang violence and substance abuse, Eugene McDuffie once again delivers a message of hope and redemption in "Angels without Wings," the follow up to his book "Missing Love Child." "I already have accepted the fact I was born to raise myself and did everything for me by myself. I am my own father." Far from the dry rhetoric of the customary treatment of the issue of gangs, Eugene breaths vibrant life and great understanding into the depictions of his own experiences and those of the children with which he has worked as a youth advocate. Having experienced life on the streets firsthand, Eugene is uniquely qualified and capable of presenting the issues in a manner accessible to people of all walks of life. "Hope," who spoke some words to me that I am sure I will never forget as long as I shall live. Her words to me were: "When one door closes.... Attacking the subject matter from all angles, Eugene educates his readers as to how gang violence, and the greater societal problems of which gangs are a symptom, effects all aspects of society, and further suggests a call to action, and how by strengthening families and an individual's relationship with God, the problem can be addressed at its roots. Eugene Lee McDuffie's "Angels without Wings" boldly takes a stand against gangs, and bullies, exposing the pitfalls of entanglement in gang involvement. "Children develop an attachment to those who show them attention and respond to their needs reliably. The bond that a child has with its caregiver will impact the child for the rest of its life." We all can do something about this problem, I learned, as I stepped out on faith alone to educate and help children stay away from gangs, drugs and violence. The question is: Are there angels? You and I know the answer is yes There are definitely angels Any person, if we choose to be, can be an Angel without Wings

Title: The Fountain of Youth. A fantastic tragedy, in five acts. In verse.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The POETRY & DRAMA collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The books reflect the complex and changing role of literature in society, ranging from Bardic poetry to Victorian verse. Containing many classic works from important dramatists and poets, this collection has something for every lover of the stage and verse. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Lee-Hamilton, Eugene; 1891. 135 p.; 8 . 11781.dd.8.

Title: Poems and Transcripts.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The POETRY & DRAMA collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The books reflect the complex and changing role of literature in society, ranging from Bardic poetry to Victorian verse. Containing many classic works from important dramatists and poets, this collection has something for every lover of the stage and verse. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Lee-Hamilton, Eugene; 1878. ix. 171 p.; 8 . 11652.bbb.31.