Fawn Mckay
Fawn McKay Brodie was born in Ogden Utah on September 15 1915. Fawn, a member of the Mormon Church's longest-running family, merged her writing talents and exceptional research abilities to create a stunning biography of Joseph Smith. No Man knew My History appeared in 1945. This title is derived from a funeral speech delivered by the founder of the Church of Latter-Day Saints in 1844, when he shocked those he addressed with the words: You don't know me you never knew my heart. My story is not known to anyone. It's impossible to tell. The 29-year-old wrote Fawn: Since that moment of candor more than three writers have taken up the battle. There are some who have tried to make a clinical diagnosis. The documents aren't insufficient and contradictory. It is a difficult job to find these records, separating first-hand accounts from third-hand copies and fitting Mormon narratives with non-Mormon ones to form a cohesive mosaic. The task is exciting and informative. It'...