Fawn Mckay
Fawn Brodie McKay, born on September 15, 1915 was raised in Ogden Utah. Reared in the Mormon Church's original family Fawn McKay devoted her brilliant literary talents and remarkable researching skills in the creation of the brilliant psycho-historical biography of Joseph Smith, published in 1945. The book was titled The Only Man is able to know My History. The title comes from the funeral sermon of Joseph Smith, founder of The Church of Latter-Day Saints. The preacher shocked the audience when he said declaring: "You don't even know my name. You have never known the depths of my soul." No man knows my history. Nobody knows my story. Fawn (29 years old) wrote that after her confessional moment Three hundred writers have responded to the occasion. Some have attacked him, while others have glorified him. a few have tried their hands at clinical diagnosis it is not that documents are lacking the issue is that they are fiercely contradictory. It's a daunting task to put together these documents and separate first-hand stories from copies that are third-hand and integrating Mormon stories with other ones into a coherent mosaic. This is exciting as well as instructive. FawnBrodie took on this professional challenge. Her work in research and writing brought her fame around the world: Thaddeus Stephens. The Scourge of the south (1959) The Devil Drives. Thomas Jefferson. The Intimate Histories (1974) as well as Richard Nixon.





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