Fawn Mckay

Fawn McKay was born 15 September 1915 in Ogden Utah. She was a member of the Mormon Church's original family Fawn McKay devoted her creative abilities in the field of literature and impressive expertise in researching to produce the brilliant psycho-historical biography of Joseph Smith, published in 1945 under the title No Man Knows My History. The title comes from a funeral sermon given by the founder of the Church of Latter-Day Saints in 1844, when he shocked those he addressed with the words"You don't know me" I never told you about my heart. My past is not known by anybody. There is no one who knows my past. Writes the 29-year-old Fawn at the time: Ever since this moment of honesty, about three dozen writers have stepped up to the plate. Numerous have accused him of being a liar, and others have praised him, a few have tried their hands at diagnosing him clinically. It's not because the records aren't complete, however they're wildly contradictory. This is the task--to separate the primary source from the third hand plagiarism and to fit Mormons' claims with the non-Mormons' in the context of a credible historical narrative. It's an interesting and instructive experience. FawnBrodie accepted the task of professional success. Her research and writings brought her recognition around the globe: Thaddeus Stephens. The Devil Drives (1959) Scourge Of The South Thomas Jefferson. The Intimate Histories (1974) And Richard Nixon.