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English
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Markets and Mormon conflict in Nauvoo, Illinois, 1839-1846
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Provo, UT
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Brigham Young University
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M.A. Brigham Young University. Dept. of History 2009
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This thesis examines the development of the economy during the period the Mormons were in Illinois, 1839-1846. It argues that the economy developed similarly to contemporary towns and that the Mormons in Nauvoo participated in the local and regional market. However, the doctrine of the gathering produced explosive population growth, including almost 5,000 immigrants from Britain. The economy was not able to absorb