Fawn Mckay

Fawn McKay's Brodie was born Ogden Utah on September 15 1915. Fawn MacKay was a Mormon from the Church of the Latter Day Saints' founding family, combined her brilliant literary skills and impressive researching skills to produce the brilliant, psychohistorical autobiography The book, No Man has My History, which was published in 1945. It's a name derived from an 1844 funeral speech delivered by Joseph Smith. In it, he claimed: "You weren't acquainted with me or my heart. There is no one who knows my past. There is no way for me to tell you. Fawn, a 29-year-old woman wrote: "Since that moment of candor, at least three writers have risen to the challenge." Some have attacked him, some have glorified him. A couple have even tried their hand with a diagnosis made by a doctor. It's not so much that the documents are insufficient, the issue is that they are fiercely contradictory. The task is to distinguish accounts from third-hand plagiarization and to blend Mormon stories with those of non-Mormons into the context of a credible historical narrative. This is a fascinating and educational experience. FawnBrodie accepted this professional challenge. Her writings and research helped bring her recognition around the globe: Thaddeus Stephens. The Devil drives (1959). Thomas Jefferson. A personal history of Richard Nixon (1974), posthumously.