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Camarillo

(Encyclopedia) Camarillo Camarillo kăˌmərēˈyō [key], city (2020 pop. 70,741), Ventura co., S Calif.; inc. 1964. It is…

Writing Well: Tools of the Trade

Tools of the TradeWriting WellPicture This: DescriptionHelp Is on the Way!Make a Deposit in the Idea BankTake the PlungeColor My WorldMusic to the EyesTools of the TradeAn Affair to Remember…

Overland Trail

(Encyclopedia) Overland Trail, any of several trails of westward migration in the United States. The term is sometimes used to mean all the trails westward from the Missouri to the Pacific and…

Voulkos, Peter

(Encyclopedia) Voulkos, Peter, 1924–2002, American ceramist and sculptor who helped establish ceramics as a fine art, b. Bozeman, Mont., B.S. Montana State College (now Montana State Univ.), 1951, M.…

Vizcaíno, Sebastián

(Encyclopedia) Vizcaíno, SebastiánVizcaíno, Sebastiánsāvästyänˈ vēthkäēˈnō [key], c.1550–c.1628, Spanish explorer and merchant. After an unsuccessful attempt to plant a colony in Lower California (…

Ulloa, Francisco de

(Encyclopedia) Ulloa, Francisco deUlloa, Francisco defränᵺēsˈkō [key]Ulloa, Francisco de ᵺā &oomacr;lyōˈä [key], d. c.1540, Spanish explorer in Mexico. Against the orders of Viceroy Antonio de…

Chávez, César Estrada

(Encyclopedia) Chávez, César EstradaChávez, César Estradasāˈsär āsträˈᵺä shäˈvĕz [key], 1927–93, American agrarian labor leader, b. near Yuma, Ariz. A migrant worker, he became involved (1952) in the…