Fawn Mckay

Fawn McKay was born in Ogden Utah on September 15 1915. Fawn McKay, educated in the Mormon First Family of the Church, employed her creative talents and skills in researching to produce the intriguing biographical psycho-historical study of Joseph Smith. Published in 1945 with the title: No Man Knows My History, she used both. It's a name derived from an 1844 funeral eulogy made by Joseph Smith. The speech stated: "You didn't know me, and you didn't know my heart. I don't know my history. It's impossible for me to share it with you. The 29-year-old wrote Fawn at the time: Ever since that day of truth, there have been at least three hundred writers who have stepped up to the plate. There have been attempts to portray him as gods, others have accused him of being untrue. A few even attempted the diagnosis of a medical condition. The problem is that the documents don't exist. They're simply contradictory. The task is to distinguish the original account from third-hand plagiarization and to blend Mormon stories with those of non-Mormons into an authentic historical mosaic. This is an exciting and instructive experience. Such was the task to which Fawn Brodie put her professional energy into. Thaddeus Stewards, a result from her writing and study was what made her a popular author. The Scourge of the Southern (1959) The Devil Drives. Thomas Jefferson. An Intimate Historical Document (1974) and later posthumously Richard Nixon.