Table of Contents

Acknowledgments      vii
Preface      1
Pilgrimage Chronology      5

1. What Were the Gold Star Pilgrimages?      11
2. The Great War      26
3. Pilgrimage Legislation: A Decade in the Making      50
4. Do-It-Yourself Pilgrimages      75
5. The Quartermaster Corps in Peace and War      95
6. Black Stars and Gold      116
7. Pilgrim Profile: Louise and Grace Ziegler      139
8. Party A      159
9. The Pilgrimage Experience      178
10. Conclusion      202

Notes      207
Bibliography      217
Index      223