Fawn Mckay

Fawn McKay Brodie was born in Ogden Utah on September 15 1915. Fawn, a member of the Mormon Church's longest-running family, merged her writing talents and exceptional research abilities into a brilliant biography on Joseph Smith. No Man knew My History appeared in 1945. The title came from a funeral sermon given by the founding father of the Church of Latter-Day Saints in 1844 when he startled those he addressed with the words: You don't know me and you've never known my heart. No man knows my history. My history is not known by anyone. Fawn 29, who was 29, wrote Fawn has taken over the role of writer since the day he began. Some have attacked him, while others have glorified him. a few have tried their hands at diagnostics. It's not that documents are lacking the issue is that they're wildly contradictory. The task of assembling these documents--of sifting first-hand account from a third-party copycatting of Mormon and non-Mormon accounts to create a picture that is credible history. It's both thrilling and instructive. Such was the task to which Fawn Brodie devoted herself professionally. Thaddeus Stewards, which was the product of her writing and research led her to become a well-known author. The Devil drives (1959). Thomas Jefferson. Richard Nixon, An Intimate historical account (1974) The posthumous.