arthur brown, noted architect in the city, wanted for a while to build a tower. he had become very interested in persian towers. it was the 1930's. it was all about machinery and sort of this amazing architecture, very powerful architecture. he convinced the rec park commission that building a tower in her memory would be the thing to do with her money. >> it was going to be a wonderful observation place because it was one of the highest hills in the city anywhere and that that was the whole reason why it was built that high and had the elevator access immediately from the beginning as part of its features. >> my fear's studio was just down the street steps. we were in a very small apartment and that was our backyard. when they were preparing the site for the coit tower, there was always a lot of harping and griping about how awful progress was and why they would choose this beautiful pristine area to do them in was a big question. as soon as the coit tower was getting finished and someone put in the idea that it should be used for art, then, all of a sudden, he

are the filipinos are my little brown brothers, to which arthur soldiers would chant, they may be brothers of william harvard taft, the mayor brother sydney. it really poisoned arthur's relationship civilian leaders and batteries altered that, he was disliked by the secretary of war you have to believe some of arthur's difficulties with civilian

are the filipinos are my little brown brothers, to which arthur soldiers would chant, they may be brothers of william harvard taft, the mayor brother sydney. it really poisoned arthur's relationship civilian leaders and batteries altered that, he was disliked by the secretary of war you have to believe some of arthur's difficulties with civilian leadership and authority is passed on to this time. i want to thank you for coming. thank you are your questions. hi pak i will sign your books upstairs. this is a good up for the whole family. you can buy one or two or three. [inaudible conversations] >> from the 24th 10, gaithersburg folk festival carbonate him on the book industry. this is about 45 minute. >> today's pml is called connecting authors and readers. we will be discussing how publishers, writers, the media and booksellers help readers discover new books and authors spirit without further ado, i'll introduce our people and let them tell you what they do. to my right is taryn roeder p. she manages the boston-based team to work and publicity campaigns for fiction and nonfiction books ea