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- For the publications in Rapture, see Publications in Rapture.
Columbia, the floating city in the sky, had a was amount of publications for its citizen, prior to the events of BioShock Infinite. Being a city-state based on the ideals of Zachary Hale Comstock and his Founders, following the American exceptionalism-belief and white-supremacy, most of the work distributed in the city did not stray away from supporting those ideals, but not all.
History[]
A newsboy.
Although Columbia ended their relation with the United States, contact to The Sodom Below was not broken. New arrivals to the city would most certainly bring with them various material from the land beneath. Newspapers throughout the city also managed to provide the citizen information on events happening in the rest of the world, such as the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
Although most publications were run by The Founder, some were distributed by the Vox Populi, although in a much smaller extent and in secret. The Founders used the characters Dimwit & Duke as a propaganda tool and released various books sold from the bookstore Founders Books.
The leader of the Founders, Father Comstock distributed a book on his believes named The Word of the Prophet and in contrast, the lead of the Vox Populi, Daisy Fitzroy released The People's Voice.
Ed Gaines, a writer, was tasked by Father Comstock to write his official biography.[1]
Elizabeth, being held in her tower, had a large library in her quarters and spent a lot of her time reading various books.
Newsprint[]
Printing machines in the city.
Literature[]
- Asleep at His Post[2]
- Barriers to Trans-Dimensional Travel, Rosalind Lutece/Robert Lutece
- Burden of Strength![3]
- Ciphers for the Little Folks, Dorothy Kane[4]
- Clock Maintenance[5]
- Codes & Ciphers[4]
- Everything About Clocks[5]
- History of Clocks[5]
- Les Misérables, Victor Hugo[6]
- Manners, Culture and Dress of the Best American Society, Richard A. Wells[7]
- Manual for the Solution of Military Ciphers II[4]
- Manual for the Solution of Military Ciphers VI, Parker Hill[8]
- Odyssey, Homer[9]
- Paris & Its Envirorments IIX[8]
- The Complete Guide to Lock Picking, Robert Clarke Duncan[4]
- The Doré Gallery of Bible Illustrations, Gustave Doré[10]
- The Inner Workings of Clocks[5]
- The Patriot's Proud Pose[3]
- The People's Voice, Daisy Fitzroy
- The Principles of Quantum Mechanics, Rosalind Lutece
- The Psychology of Dissent: Interviews with the Anarchist Daisy Fitzroy, Dr.Francis Pinchot
- The Word of the Prophet, distributed by Zachary Hale Comstock
- Wales III[8]
Miscellaneous[]
Gallery[]
Behind the Scenes[]
- Some of the non-distinct books were reused in Rapture during Burial at Sea, such as in the Bookstore and Dr. Suchong's Free Clinic.
References[]
- ↑ Ed Gaines' Voxophone: Half a Jew
- ↑ Advertisements for the book can be seen in locations like Battleship Bay.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Dimwit & Duke books Burden of Strength! & The Patriot's Proud Pose are sold at Founders Books in Soldier's Field during BioShock Infinite.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Books found throughout BioShock Infinite.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Seen in the Clock Shop.
- ↑ Mentioned by Elizabeth in Shantytown during BioShock Infinite.
- ↑ Books found throughout BioShock Infinite.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Books found throughout BioShock Infinite.
- ↑ The book is held by Elizabeth in her library when the player meets her in BioShock Infinite.
- ↑ Kinetoscope Seized from the Graveyard Shift Bar
- ↑ Based on the following dialog on The First Lady in Burial at Sea - Episode 2:
Elizabeth: "It can't be this easy. The First Lady mark two was built around a particle lift system just like all the buildings in the city. I read about it in "Columbian Scientific." The particle is seated at the top of the structure. Must be up that lift."