Repatriation -- The journey's end -- Origins -- A daunting pledge -- Charon's price -- A problem of policy -- Make way for democracy! -- Troubled waters -- Bringing them home -- Remembrance -- Republican motherhood thrives -- A star of recognition -- A reluctant giant -- A commission is born -- Sacred space and strife -- We the people -- Americans make waves -- Return -- A country for heroes? -- Pilgrim or tourist? -- Commemoration or celebration? -- Pilgrims' progress -- Mothers and politics -- Mathilda's victory -- Stars of black and gold -- Highballs on the high seas -- A personal experience.