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Chicago 1875: City of the Big Shoulders is finally back with popular demand. this critically-acclaimed board game combines 18xx-style stock manipulation with Euro-style gameplay.
In this unique merger of 18xx-style stock manipulation mechanics with euro-style gameplay, players start companies, trade in shares, hire employees, equip their factories, produce goods and sell them to be delivered to homes across the midwest.
City of the Big Shoulders: They tell me you are wicked and I believe them, for I have seen your painted women under the gas lamps luring the farm boys. And they tell me you are crooked and I answer: Yes, it is true I have seen the gunman kill and go free to kill again.
Learn about the poem "Chicago" by Carl Sandburg, which became his adopted home and a hub of American industry. The poem praises the city's defiance, culture, and nickname "City of the Big Shoulders".
City of Big Shoulders. "City of Big Shoulders" is a nickname coined by Carl Sandburg in his 1914 poem " Chicago," which describes the city as "stormy, husky, [and] brawling." It is the last of several nicknames in the poem; the others hint at the city's major industrial activities, for example, the meat-packing industry and railroad industry. [11]
Explore the life and work of Carl Sandburg, one of the 20th century's greatest poets, who wrote about the "City of Big Shoulders". Read his poems, learn about his biography, and see a photo tour of the city he loved.
Learn the history and meaning behind Chicago's nicknames, including the City of Big Shoulders, the Windy City, and the Second City. Discover how the Second City evolved from a rivalry with NYC to a comedy hub and a symbol of resilience.
