Oct. 18, 2026

"Chicago" by Carl Sandburg (Excerpt)

"Chicago" by Carl Sandburg (Excerpt)
"Chicago" by Carl Sandburg (Excerpt)
The Concise Verse
"Chicago" by Carl Sandburg (Excerpt)

HOG Butcher for the World,
Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat,
Player with Railroads and the Nation's Freight Handler;
Stormy, husky, brawling,
City of the Big Shoulders:

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"Chicago" by Carl Sandburg. Hog Butcher for the World, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat,

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Player with Railroads and the Nation's Freight Handler; Stormy, husky, brawling,

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City of the Big Shoulders: "Chicago" by Carl Sandburg.

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