National Geographic September 1951

How Fruit Came to America
The history, with illustrations, of more than two dozen kinds of fruit that we now take for granted.
North Dakota Comes into Its Own
Though its economy still runs on agriculture, North Dakota is developing coal and oil industries.
A Stroll to Venice
Following the track of the historic Salt Road, the author tours from Innsbruck, Austria, through the Dolomites to Venice, Italy.
Folger: Biggest Little Library in the World
The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D. C. , is home to the largest Shakespeareana. It also includes a vast historical collection for the study of English civilization before 1641.