Lebanon Levi Stoltzfus

By Patrick Bunker

Lebanon Levi Stoltzfus

The Amish Life of Lebanon Levi Stoltzfus; Businessman, Storyteller, and Star of the Hit Reality Show Called Amish Mafia

By Patrick Bunker

This is a book which details the life of a man known as “Lebanon” Levi Stoltzfus and the Pennsylvania Amish communities he resides in, revealing both the good and bad sides. The main subject, a man who has had a hit show on the Discovery Channel and been at the center of a whirlwind of opposition from many sides. From the governor of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, who opposes Lebanon to garner Amish votes and promote the idyllic, rural and seemingly backwater lifestyle the Amish have been demonstrating for centuries, to educators such as Professor Kraybill who, according to Lebanon, had no idea about the real side of Amish life and spouts, 'Rose tinted pronouncements.'

• Language: English
• Publisher: Summary Station
• Release date: Jun 19, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370310999

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Lebanon Levi Stoltzfus

The Amish Life of Lebanon Levi Stoltzfus; Businessman, Storyteller, and Star of the Hit Reality Show Called Amish Mafia

By Patrick Bunker

Copyright © 2015 by Patrick Bunker

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Printed in the United States of America

First Printing, 2014

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Conclusion

Thanks for Reading

About the Author

Introduction

This is a book which details the life of a man known as Lebanon Levi Stoltzfus and the Pennsylvania Amish communities he resides in, revealing both the good and bad sides. The main subject, a man who has had a hit show on the Discovery Channel and been at the center of a whirlwind of opposition from many sides. From the governor of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, who opposes Lebanon to garner Amish votes and promote the idyllic, rural and seemingly backwater lifestyle the Amish have been demonstrating for centuries, to educators such as Professor Kraybill who, according to Lebanon, had no idea about the real side of Amish life and spouts, 'Rose tinted pronouncements.'

In every society, Amish included, there are elements of good and bad with the majority of people hovering somewhere in between, just trying to make their way in the world. With the younger generation of Amish being ever more exposed to technology and the modern world, a split is forming between them and the Old Order Amish who want people to believe they all ride in horse drawn buggies and do not want their photograph taken for religious reasons.

So how is it possible for Lebanon to be able to reveal all these facets of Amish society without the risk of reprisals? According to Lebanon, there are a few reasons, his fame