(036104) Ragan, Robert Allison. The Ragans Of Gastonia, 1790-1995: George Washington Ragan And Caldwell Ragan: Builders Of The New South And Pioneers In Southern Textiles. Charlotte, NC: R. A. Ragan & Co., 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 568 pages. Fine with no DJ. B&W Photographs. Binding is red cloth with black and gold title square on spine . George Washington Ragan was born 16 September 1846 in Gaston County, North Carolina. His parents were Daniel Franklin Ragan and Harriet Francis Glenn. He fought in the Civil War. He married Amanda Zoe Reid in 1883. They had three daughters, only one of whom lived. Zoe died in 1891. He married Bettie Gibson Caldwell, daughter of Robert Allison Caldwell, in 1896. His son, Caldwell Ragan, was born 27 August 1898. The family was instrumental in helping rebuild the economy of North Carolina after the Civil War. Very scarce book (Ragan Family, Ragan, George Washington, Ragan, Caldwell, Businesspeople, North Carolina, Gastonia)