Carolina QuotesHog 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.
Carl Sandburg Connected to the Carolinas
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"Chicago" (1916)
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- 1916
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