James Pierson Beckwourth (1798-1866) About 62 years old Dedication JOURNEY TO HONOR is dedicated to my father’s parents, Joseph and Adina Kirkwood, for their family’s story, which is a presence throughout the novel, and to my mother’s parents, Edgar Roberts and Vilma Russell, for the heart to write it. PROLOGUE A willowy, small-waisted, high-breasted lady, Winifred Miskell Beckwourth carried herself like a woman apart. Her delicate shoulders thrown back like a ballet dancer’