Fawn Mckay

Fawn McKay Brodie was born in Ogden Utah on September 15 1915. She was a member of the Mormon Church's very first family, Fawn McKay was able to direct her innovative talent for writing and her impressive expertise in researching to produce the amazing psycho-historical biographical biography of Joseph Smith, published in 1945 under the title The Only Man has My History. It's a name derived from an 1844 funeral speech made by Joseph Smith. He stated: "You didn't know me or my heart. My story is not known to anybody. There is no way for me to share it with you. Fawn, a 29-year-old woman has written: "Since that moment of sincerity, at the very least three writers have taken on the task." Certain writers have honored and denigrated Fawn, while others attempt to identify the issue. There's nothing wrong with it. It's not it's that the documents aren't sufficient, however they're wildly divergent. It's a daunting task to assemble these documents, to separate first-hand accounts from the third-hand versions and to put Mormon as well as non Mormon stories into the form of a cohesive mosaic. The process is thrilling and enlightening. This is the kind of task to which Fawn Brodie devoted herself professionally. Thaddeus Stewards, which was the outcome of her writing and research has made her a well-known writer. The Devil Drives (1959) Scourge Of The Southern Thomas Jefferson. The intimate Histories (1974) as well as Richard Nixon.