Presidents Day is a few weeks away (Feb. 20), as is Ash Wednesday (Feb. 22), which is George Washington’s birthday and the beginning of the Lenten season. Back in 2012, for Presidents Day, a group of Washington historians came up with a unique idea to pay tribute to our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. To physically illustrate his historical significance, a tower of books was erected with books written about him, numbering some 7,000 titles. (In fact, at that time, some 15,000 books had been written about him.) The tower soared some 34 feet tall and was about 8 feet around. Notably, this towering tribute rose up through the middle of a spiral staircase in the lobby of the new Ford’s Theatre Center for Education and Leadership….