A hybrid incorporating archival material from the 1600s, Bright Advent gives flesh to a ghost of Early American history largely forgotten, specifically the dark and complicated story of the Massachusett Indian John Sassamon and the Puritan missionary John Eliot. Robert Strongis an editor atCommon-place and has received fellowships from the Massachusetts Historical Society and the American Antiquarian Society. Previous books includePuritan Spectacle, Joyful Noise: An Anthology, the chapbookBrethren, and the conceptual fictionManufact Hologram. | Bright Advent by Robert Strong, Paperback | Indigo Chapters