Fawn Mckay

Fawn McKay Brodie was born in Ogden Utah on September 15 1915. Fawn MCKAY, who was brought up in the Mormon Church's First Family used her literary talent and research abilities to create an intriguing psycho-historical biography of Joseph Smith. Published in 1945 under the title No Man knows My History, she used both. The title of this book was inspired by a funeral speech that was delivered by the Church of Latter-Day Saints founder, Joseph Smith. In that sermon he stated: "You do not know the person I am, and have not seen my soul." My history is unknown to anybody. My history is not known by anyone. Wrote the 29-year old Fawn at the time: Ever since the moment when he spoke, at least three-score writers have jumped on the gauntlet. Some have attacked him, some have deified him; a few have tried their hands at clinical diagnosis it is not the fact that these documents lack information, the issue is that they are fiercely contradictory. Assembling these documents - sifting through first-hand and third-hand sources and fitting the Mormons' stories to those of those of non-Mormons into a true time-line - is a thorny task. It is both exciting and informative. It's a task which Fawn Brodie put her professional energy into. Thaddeus Stewards, the result from her writing and study has made her a well-known author. The DevilDrives. Thomas Jefferson. The Intimate Histories (1974), and Richard Nixon.