Lafayette author Trent Angers is working on his next book, Orphan Train to h, which tells of the little-known story of thousands of orphaned children transported from New York City to families across America.
The book explores the efforts of religious organizations and charitable groups that worked to place children with loving families, including many in h.
“At one point in New York City there were 30,000 babies and children on the street, homeless,” he said.
Angers, who has edited and published 126 books over a 45-year career while also authoring six books of his own, spoke with Jan Swift of the Discover Lafayette podcast.
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The book is exactly the kind of story his publishing company, Acadian House Publishing, loves to tell: forgotten history that reveals the best of humanity.
His work has ranged from Cajun history and Louisian political figures to military ethics, faith and inspirational storytelling.
No book shaped his career more than “The Forgotten Hero of My Lai: The Hugh Thompson Story”, which tells of Hugh Thompson Jr., the American helicopter pilot credited with stopping the My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War.