Earl Alonzo Brininstool


Earl Alonzo Brininstool, better known by E. A. Brininstool, was an American cowboy poet.

Biography

Brininstool was born in Warsaw, New York, and preferred to be called E. A. Brininstool. He was a cowboy poet, but was not a working cowboy. He lived most his life in Los Angeles, 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 and Bozeman Trail.
Brininstool was a prolific author on the subject of Indian Wars, especially on Little Big Horn. He died on July 28, 1957.