Essays
edit- Americans (1922), an essay collection by Stuart Pratt Sherman
- "The Americans" (1883), an essay by Herbert Spencer
Novels
edit- The American (1877), a novel by Henry James
Poems
edit- "An American" (1928, "Sing of my ancestors"), a poem by Robert Ervin Howard
- "An American" (1896, "The American Spirit speaks"), a poem by Rudyard Kipling