Earl Alonzo Brininstool | |
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![]() Circa 1915 | |
Born | Warsaw, New York, U.S. | October 10, 1870
Died | July 28, 1957 | (aged 86)
Pen name | E. A. Brininstool |
Occupation | Poet |
Nationality | American |
Earl Alonzo Brininstool (October 11, 1870 – July 28, 1957), better known by E. A. Brininstool, was an American cowboy poet.
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]