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 directed her ingenious writing talents as well as her remarkable abilities in research to create the brilliant psycho-historical biography of Joseph Smith, published in 1945 under the title The Only Man is able to know My History. That title was taken from a funeral sermon given by the founding father of the Church of Latter-Day Saints in 1844 when he startled his listeners by declaring"You don't know me" I never told you about my heart. My story is not known to anyone. It is not possible for me to tell you. I wrote the 29-year-old Fawn at the time: Ever since that moment of candor about three dozen writers have picked up the battle. Some have rebuked him, while others have glorified. There are a few who have come to a diagnosis. The documents are not there, but that they are so contradictory. It's a daunting task to assemble these documents, separating first-hand accounts from third-hand copies and fitting Mormon accounts with those of non-Mormon people into a coherent mosaic. This is fascinating as well as eye-opening. Fawn brodie was highly committed to the task. Her research and writings made her famous all over all over the globe: Thaddeus Stephens. The DevilDrives. Thomas Jefferson. Richard Nixon and An Intimate Historical History (1974).