Brininstool, E. A. (Earl Alonzo), 1870-1957
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1870 - 1957
Biographical History
E. A. Brininstool (1870-1957) was an American cowboy poet and author.
Earl Alonzo Brininstool was born on October 11, 1870, in Warsaw, New York. He moved to Los Angles, California in 1895, where he spent most of his life. He worked for a local newspaper in Los Angeles, but later became a freelance writer. He became a prolific author, writing on western history and on General Custer in the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Though he never worked as a cowboy, he composed thousands of cowboy poems. Brininstool died on July 28, 1957, in Los Angeles.
Citation:
CowboyPoetry.com, via WWW, November 16, 2017 (western historian; wrote on Custer and Battle of the Little Bighorn; prolific poet, writing thousands of western poems).The General Custer Web Site, via WWW, November 16, 2017 (moved to Los Angeles in 1895 to work in journalism, working for a newspaper before becoming a freelance writer; died in Los Angeles).
Wikipedia, via WWW, November 16, 2017 (b. 11 Oct 1870 Warsaw, NY; d. 28 July 1957; cowboy poet, not working cowboy; lived in Los Angeles for much of his live; prolific author).
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
E. A. Brininstool collection of Western photographs
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 68
Scope and Contents
Collection includes original and reproduction photographs, lithographs, negatives, and wood printing blocks related to the American West. Images includes sites of battles with Native Americans, historical figures involved in the development of the West, buildings, and landmarks. Subjects include Wild Bill Hickock, Luther S. Kelly, Amos Chapman, Alfred Howe Terry, Annie Oakley, Billy the Kid, Calamity Jane, George A. Custer, Philip Henry Sheridan, Red Cloud, and sportted Tail. Materials were...
Dates:
approximately 1860-1949
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- Subject: Cemeteries -- West (U.S.) -- Photographs X