Ray Rast

Ray Rast is an associate professor of history at Gonzaga University, where he specializes in 20th-century U.S. history, with areas of focus that include cultural history, urban history, Latine history, and the history of the American West.

After Irving Berlin penned ‘White Christmas,’ he pegged Bing Crosby as the ideal singer for what would become a holiday classic.
By Ray Rast
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