Fawn Mckay
Fawn Brodie McKay born September 15, 1915, was raised within Ogden Utah. Fawn MCKAY, brought up in the Mormon First Family of the Church utilized her writing talent as well as ability to research skills to compose an intriguing psycho-historical biography of Joseph Smith. Published in 1945 under the title No Man knows My History, she used both. This title is derived from the funeral sermon preached by the founding father of the Church of Latter-Day Saints in 1844 when he startled people with a statement"You don't even know me." and you've never known my heart. My past is not known by everyone. My history is not known by anyone. Writes the 29-year-old Fawn at the time: Ever since that moment of candor about three dozen writers have stepped up to the plate. Certain writers have honored and denigrated Fawn, while others are trying to find out the root of the problem. There's nothing wrong with it. It's not the case that there's not enough documentation however they're wildly divergent. It's not an easy task to organize these records and to distinguish first-hand stories from third-hand copies and then combine Mormon as well as non Mormon tales into the form of a cohesive mosaic. It's both thrilling and educational. FawnBrodie was able to take on the task of professional success. Her writing and research brought fame throughout the world: Thaddeus Stephens. The Devil Drives (1959) Scourge Of The South The Life of Sir Richard Burton (1967) Thomas Jefferson. A personal history of Richard Nixon (1974), posthumously.
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