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Earl Alonzo Brininstool

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Earl Alonzo Brininstool
Circa 1915
Circa 1915
Born(1870-10-10)October 10, 1870
Warsaw, New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 28, 1957(1957-07-28) (aged 86)
Pen nameE. A. Brininstool
OccupationPoet
NationalityAmerican

Earl Alonzo Brininstool (October 11, 1870 – July 28, 1957), better known by E. A. Brininstool, was an American cowboy poet.

Biography

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Brininstool was born in Warsaw, New York,[1] and preferred to be called E. A. Brininstool.[2] He was a cowboy poet, but was not a working cowboy. He lived most his life in Los Angeles,[2] rubbed elbows with Will Rogers and Charles Russell, who met regularly as part of a western artists group at the University Club in LA. He is best known for Trail Dust of a Maverick (1914) and Bozeman Trail (1922).[3]

Brininstool was a prolific author on the subject of Indian Wars, especially on Little Big Horn.[2] He died on July 28, 1957.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "A Guide to the Earl Alonzo Brininstool Collection, 1850-1945". The University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d Introduction to Troopers with Custer
  3. ^ Calistro, Cowboy Love Poetry, Angel City Press (1994)
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