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 at Common-place and has received
fellowships from the Massachusetts Historical Society and the American
Antiquarian Society. Previous books include Puritan Spectacle, Joyful
Noise: An Anthology, the chapbook Brethren, and the conceptual
fiction Manufact Hologram.