34-foot tower of books about Abe Lincoln

Ford's Theater's Center for Education and Leadership sports a 6,800 volume, 34-foot-tall tower of (aluminum replica) books about Abraham Lincoln.

The majority of the titles are histories and biographies about Abraham Lincoln. Also included are books of Lincoln’s speeches, books of quotations or quips and one or two travel titles (i.e.: Indiana’s Lincolnland by Mike Capps and Jane Ammenson). Several children’s titles also are included, though not much in the way of adult historical fiction.

(Many sites report that there are 15,000 books in the pile, but that's not correct).

Skyscraping Tower of Abraham Lincoln Books

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jaytkay

…features about 6,800 books representing over 15,000 titles…

How does that work?
- Antinous / Moderator
  
  Omnibus editions?
- Rockmetteller
  
  Anthologies, books of essays, etc.
Eccentric Genius

No human being would stack books like this. – P. Venkman
XuYu

That’s not fair… three-quarters of them are Bill O’Reilly’s book.

http://gawker.com/5858997/bill-oreillys-new-abe-lincoln-book-banned-by-place-where-lincoln-was-shot
- ab167
  
  Dang. I came here to gloat about Bill’s exclusion from the library. Already beat me to it.
  - marc-m
    
    You wish you were an author.
- Charles Richter
  
  “Several children’s titles also are included, though not much in the way of adult historical fiction.”
  So I’d say there’s room for it in there if they are including those categories..
- Ah_Clem
  
  The one’s that he couldn’t sell.
gokid

Wonder if Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter made the cut…
- Diogenes
  
  Like a fool, I watched the trailer. It was even worse than I expected.
BDiamond

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I feel I must protest the continued posting of book torture-porn that plagues this blog.

Yours sincerely,

Sgt Major Leftenant Bruce B. Biggleworth (deceased)
- dculberson
  
  ” 34-foot-tall tower of (aluminum replica) books”
http://www.mrericsir.com MrEricSir

How many of them are more historically accurate than Billo’s book?
grimc

When I scroll most of the top off the screen, I can see a Dalek made of books. EDUCATE! EDUCATE!
- thezarray
  
  I saw something more … dirty.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Rob-Hobson/718810215 Rob Hobson

Wonderful. I’ll just have a quick glance through this title at the very bottom… OH MY GOD NO!!!!

In tonight’s news, local man buried in horrific Lincoln knowledge-search bookslide. And here’s Sam with the weather.
- Halloween Jack
  
  Curse you!!! (leaves with the ghost of my own Jenga-esque book-pulling-out joke)
parhelion

Yes, but is a book about Lincoln’s doctor’s dog in there?
wrecksdart

Can I get a list of the ISBNs in that pile?
teapot

This is the ultimate bibliophiles’ version of ‘guess how many jelly beans are in this jar?’