Earl Alonzo Brininstool

American poet

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

Biography

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

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

External links

• Works by or about Earl Alonzo Brininstool at Internet Archive
• Earl Alonzo Brininstool at Find a Grave
• E. A. Brininstool papers, MSS 1412 in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University