Foss used to write a poem a day for the newspapers, and his five volumes of collected poetry are of the frank and homely “common man” variety.

[6] Which house Foss had in mind when he wrote the like-named poem—in Candia during his childhood or in Tilton during his education—has been a matter of some dispute.

[7] Foss's most famous poem is "The Coming American", which was published in his 1895 book Whiffs from Wild Meadows.

"[8] The poem is engraved and displayed at Epcot in Orlando, Florida, and also inscribed onto the Rocky Mountain Cup trophy, which is contested annually between Major League Soccer teams Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids.

The first line of the call is displayed prominently on the south facade of the Jesse M. Unruh State Office Building in Sacramento, California.