
Lewis Bowling, Sam Ragan: NC's Literary Godfather
Season 22 Episode 17 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Editor, pilot, teacher - the late Sam Ragan was known as NC's Literary Godfather.
The late Sam Ragan was the editor of the News & Observer & the Southern Pines Pilot, a poet, teacher, & promoter of writing. His passion for writing earned him the title of North Carolina’s Literary Godfather. We will learn more about this important, interesting, and beloved man when we visit with Lewis Bowling about his book “Sam Ragan: North Carolina’s Literary Godfather.”
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Lewis Bowling, Sam Ragan: NC's Literary Godfather
Season 22 Episode 17 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
The late Sam Ragan was the editor of the News & Observer & the Southern Pines Pilot, a poet, teacher, & promoter of writing. His passion for writing earned him the title of North Carolina’s Literary Godfather. We will learn more about this important, interesting, and beloved man when we visit with Lewis Bowling about his book “Sam Ragan: North Carolina’s Literary Godfather.”
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