ult ofthe media in the form of print, and public celebrations. It is these twothings that widen the public sphere. Everything was now reported on. People could now know what exactly went on at an election or whowas present, what was going on politically in different parts of thecountry not just their own, or what was said at a toast. The rise ofprint culture came at a time when the country truly needed it, at itsbirth. Since the country was still in its infant stages, everything wasjust being formed such as policy, laws, and governmental structure. These are things that a citizen of a newly formed country needs to beaware and well informed of and print helped make that possible. However, it was only made possible because everything thathappened was now done is public. The subject of this very paper iscontesting for the public sphere. If people were to contest for thispublic sphere, the only way to do so would be in public! That isessentially how parades and print culture helped to advance Americannationalism, by bringing everything forth in the limelight for all tosee....
