Dale Carnegie was an American lecturer, author, and pioneer in the field of public speaking and the psychology of the successful personality. Dale Carnagey (as he was originally named) grew up on a farm in northwest Missouri. He attended State Normal School in Missouri (now University of Central

Oxnard: Local attractions include the Carnegie Art Museum (housed since 1980 in the Carnegie Library [opened 1907]) and the Ventura County Maritime Museum. A community college (1975) is located in the city. Point Mugu and Leo Carrillo state parks, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, and several beaches are nearby.…

Henry Clay Frick: …Frick was made chairman of Carnegie Brothers and Company to reorganize their steel business. He initiated far-reaching improvements and bought out Carnegie’s chief competitor, the Duquesne Steel Works. He was responsible for building Carnegie into the largest manufacturer of steel and coke in the world. As a result of his…

Robert S. Brookings: …the original trustees of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and during World War I served as chairman of the price-fixing committee of the War Industries Board. After the war he became the first board chairman of the Institute for Government Research and helped found the Institute of Economics and…

Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (CFAT), American education research and policy centre, established (1905) in New York, New York, as the Carnegie Foundation with a $10 million gift by the steel magnate Andrew Carnegie. In 1906, under the leadership of its first president,

Edgar G. Ulmer: Later films: Carnegie Hall (1947) was an atypical entry in Ulmer’s filmography, a UA musical that was more highbrow than his usual efforts. Although the plot was contrived—an aggressive stage mother (Marsha Hunt) pushes her shy pianist son (William Prince)—it featured notable appearances by such classical music…

Carnegie Hall, historic concert hall at Seventh Avenue and 57th Street in New York City. Designed in a Neo-Italian Renaissance style by William B. Tuthill, the building opened in May 1891 and was eventually named for the industrialist Andrew Carnegie, its builder and original owner. Pyotr Ilyich

Carnegie Mellon University, private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. The university includes the Carnegie Institute of Technology, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the College of Fine Arts, the Mellon College of Science, the School of

Pittsburgh: The contemporary city: …with the organization are the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, which contains more than 3.3 million volumes, and the Carnegie Music Hall. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performs at Heinz Hall, a restored movie theatre.

Carnegie Mellon University, private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. The university includes the Carnegie Institute of Technology, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the College of Fine Arts, the Mellon College of Science, the School of

Pittsburgh: The contemporary city: …city’s cultural life is the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh (formerly Carnegie Institute), an umbrella organization consisting of a number of institutions. Its museums include those for the fine arts and natural history (both founded in 1895), the Carnegie Science Center (1991), which now also houses the Henry Buhl, Jr., Planetarium…

Carnegie Steel Company, American steel company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and founded by Scottish-born American industrialist Andrew Carnegie and a handful of associates in the late 1800s. The name Carnegie Steel Company can refer to Carnegie’s first steel plant, which opened in 1875, as

Carnegie Mellon University, private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. The university includes the Carnegie Institute of Technology, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the College of Fine Arts, the Mellon College of Science, the School of

Carnegie unit, basic unit of the academic credit system developed in 1906 as a means of formalizing course credit in American secondary schools. Originally formulated as an element of the criteria for schools to qualify for funds from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (CFAT),

Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-born American industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century. He was also one of the most important philanthropists of his era. Carnegie’s father, William Carnegie, a handloom weaver, was a Chartist and marcher for

Dale Carnegie was an American lecturer, author, and pioneer in the field of public speaking and the psychology of the successful personality. Dale Carnagey (as he was originally named) grew up on a farm in northwest Missouri. He attended State Normal School in Missouri (now University of Central

saguaro, (Carnegiea gigantea), large cactus species (family Cactaceae), native to Mexico and to Arizona and California in the United States. The fruits are an important food of American Indians, who also use the woody saguaro skeletons. Ecologically, the plants provide protective nesting sites for

nepheline: Carnegieite is synthetic, high-temperature nepheline. Kaliophilite is the high-temperature form of kalsilite, the potassium-rich variety of nepheline. Kaliophilite is unstable at normal temperatures and rarely occurs in nature.

hatchetfish: …known to aquarists are the marbled hatchetfish (Carnegiella strigata), and the silver hatchetfish (Gasteropelecus sternicula), which is olive above and silver below.

Carneia, important religious festival among ancient Dorian-speaking Greeks, held in the month of Karneios (roughly August). The name is connected with Karnos, or Karneios (probably meaning “ram”), said to have been a favourite of the god Apollo, unjustly killed by the descendants of Heracles and

carnelian, a translucent, semiprecious variety of the silica mineral chalcedony that owes its red to reddish brown colour to colloidally dispersed hematite (iron oxide). It is a close relative of sard, differing only in the shade of red. Carnelian was highly valued and used in rings and signets by

Matteo Carnelivari was an Italian architect who is considered the most refined exponent of 15th-century Sicilian architecture. He worked primarily in the city of Palermo. Carnelivari remained fundamentally faithful to the leading motifs of the 14th-century Norman style, considered as a solid and

golf: The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA): …following decade include Jan Stephenson, Jo-Anne Carner, Amy Alcott, and Judy Rankin. The most notable player to emerge during the ’70s was Nancy Lopez, who, by winning nine tournaments (including a record five straight) during her first full season on the tour (1978), was a major force in increasing the…

Primo Carnera was an Italian heavyweight boxing champion of the world from June 29, 1933, when he knocked out Jack Sharkey in six rounds in New York City, until June 14, 1934, when he was knocked out by Max Baer in 11 rounds, also in New York City. (Read Gene Tunney’s 1929 Britannica essay on

Spanish literature: Poetry: …gained prominence after Franco are Guillermo Carnero, whose work is characterized by a plethora of cultural references and centred upon the theme of death; Jaime Siles, whose abstract, reflexive poetry belongs to Spain’s so-called poesía de pensamiento (“poetry of thought”); and Luis Antonio de Villena, an outspoken representative of Spain’s…

Kim Carnes is an American pop rock and country singer-songwriter known for her raspy, husky voice and her prolific songwriting career. Carnes wrote several hit songs and was recognized with multiple Grammy Award nominations. She won Grammy Awards for record of the year (1982), for “Bette Davis

Domenico Veneziano: …saints, formed part of the Carnesecchi Tabernacle and may have been the first work Domenico executed in Florence. Its accurate perspective and the sculptural quality of the figures suggest he was influenced by Masaccio. The second work is an altarpiece for the Church of Santa Lucia dei Magnoli, usually called…

Pietro Carnesecchi was a controversial Italian humanist and religious reformer executed because of his sympathy for and affiliation with the Protestant Reformation. He was patronized by the Medici, particularly Pope Clement VII, to whom he became principal secretary. At Naples in 1540 he joined the

Art Carney was an American actor who had a long and varied career in radio, television, theater, and film. He won an Academy Award for best actor for his role in the movie Harry and Tonto (1974). However, he is probably best known for playing Ed Norton on television’s The Honeymooners (1955–56).

Art Carney was an American actor who had a long and varied career in radio, television, theater, and film. He won an Academy Award for best actor for his role in the movie Harry and Tonto (1974). However, he is probably best known for playing Ed Norton on television’s The Honeymooners (1955–56).

Harry Howell Carney was an American musician, featured soloist in Duke Ellington’s band and the first baritone saxophone soloist in jazz. Carney learned to play the clarinet and alto saxophone from private teachers and worked with local Boston bands until Ellington heard and hired him in 1927. He

White House press secretary: Press secretaries in the 21st century: Obama later appointed Jay Carney to the position, a former New York Times reporter and former communication director to Vice Pres. Joe Biden. Carney was replaced by his principal deputy press secretary Josh Earnest in 2014.

Mark Carney is a Canadian economist who became prime minister of Canada in March 2025 after he was elected leader of the Liberal Party. He had previously served as governor of the Bank of Canada from 2008 to 2013 and as head of the Bank of England from 2013 to 2020. He is the first non-British

Mark Carney is a Canadian economist who became prime minister of Canada in March 2025 after he was elected leader of the Liberal Party. He had previously served as governor of the Bank of Canada from 2008 to 2013 and as head of the Bank of England from 2013 to 2020. He is the first non-British

Robert Bostwick Carney was a U.S. Navy admiral and military strategist during World War II. After graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1916, Carney saw action during World War I as a gunnery officer. In 1927 he was promoted to lieutenant commander and in 1936 to commander. Before the outbreak

William H. Carney was an American soldier who joined the Union army in 1863 and became a hero of the American Civil War. He was one of the first African Americans to earn the Congressional Medal of Honor, the highest military award in the United States. Carney was born into slavery. At age 14 he

William H. Carney was an American soldier who joined the Union army in 1863 and became a hero of the American Civil War. He was one of the first African Americans to earn the Congressional Medal of Honor, the highest military award in the United States. Carney was born into slavery. At age 14 he

Carnian Stage, lowermost of the three divisions of the Upper Triassic Series, representing those rocks deposited worldwide during Carnian time (235 million to 228 million years ago) in the Triassic Period. The stage name is probably derived from the Austrian state of Kärnten (Carinthia), where the

Carnic Alps, range of the Eastern Alps, extending along the Austrian-Italian border for 60 miles (100 km) from the Pustertal (valley) and the Piave River (west) to the Gailitz (Italian Silizza) River (east). The mountains are bounded by the Dolomites (southwest), the Gail River and the Gailtaler

Matteo Carnelivari was an Italian architect who is considered the most refined exponent of 15th-century Sicilian architecture. He worked primarily in the city of Palermo. Carnelivari remained fundamentally faithful to the leading motifs of the 14th-century Norman style, considered as a solid and

Carniola, western region of Slovenia, which in the 19th century was a centre of Slovenian nationalist and independence activities within the Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary. It was part of the Roman province of Pannonia in ancient times and was occupied by the Slovenes in the 6th century ad.

carnitine, a water-soluble, vitamin-like compound related to the amino acids. It is an essential growth factor for mealworms and is present in striated (striped) muscle and liver tissue of higher animals. Carnitine, which can be synthesized by the higher animals, is associated with the transfer of

metabolism: Formation of fatty acyl coenzyme A molecules: …are catalyzed by the enzyme carnitine acyl transferase. Defects in this enzyme or in the carnitine carrier are inborn errors of metabolism. In obligate anaerobic bacteria the linkage of fatty acids to coenzyme A may require the formation of a fatty acyl phosphate—i.e., the phosphorylation of the fatty acid by…

metabolism: Formation of fatty acyl coenzyme A molecules: …are catalyzed by the enzyme carnitine acyl transferase. Defects in this enzyme or in the carnitine carrier are inborn errors of metabolism. In obligate anaerobic bacteria the linkage of fatty acids to coenzyme A may require the formation of a fatty acyl phosphate—i.e., the phosphorylation of the fatty acid by…

metabolic disease: Fatty acid oxidation defects: …individuals with inherited disorders of carnitine transport, a deficiency of carnitine may cause severe brain, liver, and heart damage. Treatment with carnitine is partially effective. Fatty acid oxidation disorders are relatively common and as a group may account for approximately 5 to 10 percent of cases of sudden infant death…

carnival, a traveling entertainment combining the features of both circus and amusement park. Developing out of the same roots as the early 19th-century circus—the “mud shows,” so called because they operated mainly in the open—carnivals traveled from town to town, bringing with them a few days of

Anguilla: Cultural institutions: …cultural showpiece is the annual Summer Festival, or Carnival, which takes place in late July–early August. Its main events include beauty pageants, a Calypso Monarch competition, musical performances, and a Parade of Troupes, in which costumed teams of dancers perform in the streets. The Summer Festival is a cultural potpourri…

Carnival, the merrymaking and festivity that takes place in many Roman Catholic countries in the last days and hours before the Lenten season. The derivation of the word is uncertain, though it possibly can be traced to the medieval Latin carnem levare or carnelevarium, which means to take away or

Ochnaceae: Fun shrub, or carnival bush (Ochna multiflora), reaches 1.5 metres (5 feet) and has evergreen leaves. Its yellow, buttercup-like flowers have sepals that turn scarlet and remain after the petals fall. There are 3 to 5 projecting, jet-black fruits. Other genera have dry capsules with…

Henri Rousseau: Civil service career and early paintings: …at the Salon des Indépendants, Carnival Evening (1886), was a masterpiece of its kind and an impressive beginning for the artist. The approach to representation that he employed in this work is typical of “naive art.” Everything is literally and deliberately drawn—every branch of the trees is traced, the clouds…

Camille Saint-Saëns: …Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of Animals) for small orchestra, a humorous fantasy not performed during his lifetime that has since won considerable popularity as a work for young people’s concerts. Among the best of his later works are the Piano Concerto No. 5 (1895) and the Cello…

David Sedaris: After A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries 2003–2020 (2021), he released Happy-Go-Lucky (2022), a volume of personal essays.

Carrie Underwood: Carnival Ride, Cry Pretty, and Denim & Rhinestones: ” Her second album, Carnival Ride (2007), sold more than half a million copies in its first week of release, and in early 2008 she was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry, joining the ranks of top country music artists such as Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood,…

carnival song, late 15th- and early 16th-century part song performed in Florence during the carnival season. The Florentines celebrated not only the pre-Lenten revelry but also the Calendimaggio, which began on May 1 and ended with the Feast of St. John on June 24. An essential part of the

Television in the United States: Prime time in the new century: …as K Street (2003) and Carnivale (2003–05). Showtime’s output of original scripted series also picked up in the early 2000s, with such notable series as The L Word (2004–09), Weeds (2005–12), Dexter (2006–13), and The Tudors (2007–10).

carnivore, any member of the mammalian order Carnivora (literally, “flesh devourers” in Latin), comprising more than 270 species. In a more general sense, a carnivore is any animal (or plant; see carnivorous plant) that eats other animals, as opposed to a herbivore, which eats plants. Although the

carnivore, any member of the mammalian order Carnivora (literally, “flesh devourers” in Latin), comprising more than 270 species. In a more general sense, a carnivore is any animal (or plant; see carnivorous plant) that eats other animals, as opposed to a herbivore, which eats plants. Although the

Carnivore, controversial software surveillance system that was developed by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which used the system to search the e-mail and other Internet activity of identified criminal suspects during investigations circa 2000–02. The system—which some claim became

carnivore, animal whose diet consists of other animals. Adaptations for a carnivorous diet include a variety of hunting behaviours and the development of methods for grasping or otherwise immobilizing the prey. Wolves use their teeth for grasping, owls their claws, and bullfrogs their tongues. Some

carnivorous plant, any plant especially adapted for capturing and digesting insects and other animals by means of ingenious pitfalls and traps. Carnivory in plants has evolved independently about six times across several families and orders. The more than 600 known species of carnivorous plants

carnosaur, any of the dinosaurs belonging to the taxonomic group Carnosauria, a subgroup of the bipedal, flesh-eating theropod dinosaurs that evolved into predators of large herbivorous dinosaurs. Most were large predators with high skulls and dagger-shaped teeth that were recurved and compressed

carnosaur, any of the dinosaurs belonging to the taxonomic group Carnosauria, a subgroup of the bipedal, flesh-eating theropod dinosaurs that evolved into predators of large herbivorous dinosaurs. Most were large predators with high skulls and dagger-shaped teeth that were recurved and compressed

Carnot cycle, in heat engines, ideal cyclical sequence of changes of pressures and temperatures of a fluid, such as a gas used in an engine, conceived early in the 19th century by the French engineer Sadi Carnot. It is used as a standard of performance of all heat engines operating between a high

magnetohydrodynamic power generator: …the point of view of efficiency in heat engines was established early in the 19th century by the French engineer Sadi Carnot. The Carnot cycle, which establishes the maximum theoretical efficiency of a heat engine, is obtained from the difference between the hot source temperature and the cold sink temperature,…

Lazare Carnot was a French statesman, general, military engineer, and administrator in successive governments of the French Revolution. As a leading member of the Committee for General Defense and of the Committee of Public Safety (1793–94) and of the Directory (1793–97), he helped mobilize the

Lazare Carnot was a French statesman, general, military engineer, and administrator in successive governments of the French Revolution. As a leading member of the Committee for General Defense and of the Committee of Public Safety (1793–94) and of the Directory (1793–97), he helped mobilize the

Sadi Carnot was an engineer turned statesman who served as the fourth president (1887–94) of the Third Republic until he was assassinated by an Italian anarchist. Carnot was the son of a leftist deputy (Hippolyte Carnot) who was a vigorous opponent of the July Monarchy (after 1830) and grandson of

Sadi Carnot was a French scientist who described the Carnot cycle, relating to the theory of heat engines. Carnot was the eldest son of the French Revolutionary figure Lazare Carnot and was named for a medieval Persian poet and philosopher, Saʿdī of Shīrāz. His early years were a period of unrest,

Sadi Carnot was an engineer turned statesman who served as the fourth president (1887–94) of the Third Republic until he was assassinated by an Italian anarchist. Carnot was the son of a leftist deputy (Hippolyte Carnot) who was a vigorous opponent of the July Monarchy (after 1830) and grandson of

Sadi Carnot was a French scientist who described the Carnot cycle, relating to the theory of heat engines. Carnot was the eldest son of the French Revolutionary figure Lazare Carnot and was named for a medieval Persian poet and philosopher, Saʿdī of Shīrāz. His early years were a period of unrest,

Thierry de Chartres was a French theologian, teacher, encyclopaedist, and one of the foremost thinkers of the 12th century. According to Peter Abelard, Thierry attended the Council of Soissons in 1121, at which Abelard’s teachings were condemned. He taught at Chartres, where his brother Bernard of

carnotite, radioactive, bright-yellow, soft and earthy vanadium mineral that is an important source of uranium. A hydrated potassium uranyl vanadate, K2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O, pure carnotite contains about 53 percent uranium, 12 percent vanadium, and trace amounts of radium. It is of secondary origin,

Morris Carnovsky was an American actor who excelled in dialectal character roles and who was acclaimed on both stage and screen in his portrayals of thoughtful, troubled men. After making his New York City stage debut in The God of Vengeance (1922), Carnovsky joined the Theatre Guild’s acting

Carnuntum, the most important ancient Roman legionary camp of the upper Danube frontier, situated at Petronell, 20 miles (32 km) east of Vienna. It was the emperor Tiberius’s base in his attacks on the Marcomanni (ad 6), although a fort for one legion was first erected under the emperor Claudius.

Annibale Caro was a Roman lyric poet, satirist, and translator, remembered chiefly for his translation of Virgil’s Aeneid and for the elegant style of his letters. Secretary first to Msgr. Giovanni Gaddi in Florence and in Rome, then to Cardinal Pier Luigi Farnese, Caro received benefices that

Joseph ben Ephraim Karo was a Spanish-born Jewish author of the last great codification of Jewish law, the Bet Yosef (“House of Joseph”). Its condensation, the Shulḥan ʿarukh (“The Prepared Table,” or “The Well-Laid Table”), is still authoritative for Orthodox Jewry. When the Jews were expelled

Robert Caro is an American historian and author whose extensive biographies of Lyndon B. Johnson and Robert Moses went beyond studies of the men who were their subjects to investigate the practice of political power in the United States. Caro was raised in Manhattan and developed his interests in

Robert Caro is an American historian and author whose extensive biographies of Lyndon B. Johnson and Robert Moses went beyond studies of the men who were their subjects to investigate the practice of political power in the United States. Caro was raised in Manhattan and developed his interests in

Sir Anthony Caro was an English sculptor of abstract, loosely geometrical metal constructions. Caro was apprenticed to the sculptor Charles Wheeler at age 13 during summer vacations, and later he studied engineering at Christ’s College, Cambridge. He served in the Royal Navy during World War II and

Sir Anthony Caro was an English sculptor of abstract, loosely geometrical metal constructions. Caro was apprenticed to the sculptor Charles Wheeler at age 13 during summer vacations, and later he studied engineering at Christ’s College, Cambridge. He served in the Royal Navy during World War II and

Neoglaziovia: …contain a fibre known as caroa, which is used to make rope, fabric, netting, and packing material.

carob, (Ceratonia siliqua), tree of the pea family (Fabaceae), grown for its edible pods. Carob is native to the eastern Mediterranean region and is cultivated elsewhere. The ripe dried pods can be ground into a powder that is somewhat similar in flavour to cocoa, and carob powder, chips, and

Charles I was a courtly, pious king of Hungary who restored his kingdom to the status of a great power and enriched and civilized it. Charles was the son of Charles Martel of Anjou-Naples and Clemencia of Habsburg, daughter of the Holy Roman emperor Rudolf I. As great-grandson of Stephen V and with

Sir Olaf Caroe was a British administrator who served as governor of the North-West Frontier Province of India in 1946–47, during the difficult period preceding the transfer of British power. Educated at the University of Oxford, Caroe served in the British army during World War I before commencing

Sir Olaf Caroe was a British administrator who served as governor of the North-West Frontier Province of India in 1946–47, during the difficult period preceding the transfer of British power. Educated at the University of Oxford, Caroe served in the British army during World War I before commencing

film: The script: …Lieutenant’s Woman, 1981; Adaptation, 2002; Carol, 2015). Numerous directors have explored literature in an almost documentary manner. The artifice of the French director Eric Rohmer’s Die Marquise von O. (1976), for example, aptly expresses the literary sensibility of Heinrich von Kleist’s romantic, ironic work. On the other hand, less-adventurous big-budget…

carol, broadly, a song, characteristically of religious joy, associated with a given season, especially Christmas.. More strictly, a carol can be defined as a late medieval English song on any subject, in which uniform stanzas, or verses (V), alternate with a refrain, or burden (B), in the pattern

The Carol Burnett Show, American television variety and sketch comedy program comprising skits, musical comedy, and vaudeville-style performances by the eponymous Carol Burnett, members of her comedy troupe, and various guest stars. The Carol Burnett Show aired for 11 seasons (1967–78) on CBS and

Carol I was the first king of Romania, whose long reign (as prince, 1866–81, and as king, 1881–1914) brought notable military and economic development along Western lines but failed to solve the basic problems of an overwhelmingly rural country. As a German prince, Carol was educated in Dresden and

Carol II was the king of Romania (1930–40), whose controversial reign ultimately gave rise to a personal, monarchical dictatorship. The eldest son of King Ferdinand I, Carol became crown prince upon the death of his great uncle, King Carol I (October 1914). His domestic life was a constant source

Labrador City: …the surrounding mining region (Carol Lake), one of Canada’s largest producers of iron ore concentrates and pellets. The community has an airport and has rail connections with Schefferville, Quebec, 124 miles (200 km) north, and with Sept-Îles, Quebec, the ore transshipment port, 200 miles (320 km) south at the…

Martine Carol was a French film actress, the reigning blond sex symbol in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Appearing early in her career under the stage names of Catherine and Maryse Arley, she made her film debut in 1943, winning her first starring role in 1948. As the leading box-office star in

Callophyllis: Carola (Callophyllis variegata), harvested off the southern coast of Chile, is a popular edible seaweed.

Turlough O’Carolan was one of the last Irish harpist-composers and the only one whose songs survive in both words and music in significant number (about 220 are extant). O’Carolan, who was the son of an iron founder, became blind from smallpox at the age of 18. He was befriended by Mrs. MacDermott

carole, medieval European dance in a ring, chain, or linked circle, performed to the singing of the dancers. An indefinite number of persons participated, linking arms and following the step of the leader. The origins of the carole are in ancient ring dances of May and midsummer festivals and, more

Stuart style: …stylistic movements, such as Jacobean, Carolean, Restoration, William and Mary, and Queen Anne, there are certain common characteristics that can be said to describe Stuart style. The English artists of the period were influenced by the heavy German and Flemish Baroque but gradually gave way to the academic compromise inspired…

Carolina, town, northeastern Puerto Rico. Part of metropolitan San Juan, it is located about 12 miles (19 km) east of the capital, on the banks of the Loíza River just above its marshy lowlands near the coast. The town was in 1816 constituted a pueblo, named Trujillo Bajo. In 1857 the barrios

allspice: Other plants known as allspice: …of the sweet shrubs, the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus), a handsome flowering shrub native to the southeastern United States and often cultivated in England. Other allspices include the Japanese allspice (Chimonanthus praecox), native to eastern Asia and planted as an ornamental in England and the United States, and the wild…

cherry laurel: Prunus caroliniana, also known as the Carolina cherry laurel or laurel cherry, is endemic to the southeastern United States. A small tree, the plant grows about 5.4 meters (18 feet) tall and has glossy, rather oval or lance-shaped leaves. The small white flowers grow in…

Thomas Sumter was a legislator and officer in the American Revolution, remembered for his leadership of troops against British forces in North and South Carolina, where he earned the sobriquet “the Carolina Gamecock.” Sumter served in the French and Indian War and later moved to South Carolina.