Item Detail
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18569
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Journal Article
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English
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Weiler, Jennifer
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The Merchants of Babylon
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Pioneer
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2005
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52
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no.2
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2005
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18-22
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The Saints' support of non-Mormon merchants in Salt Lake City angered Brigham Young, who preached against patronizing Gentile establishments. At Brigham's suggestion, a successful boycott and the formation of Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution, the "People's Store," helped to curb the perceived threat to Zion's prosperity.