Kathleen O'Neal Gear
Kathleen O'Neal Gear | |
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| Born | 1954 (age 70–71) Tulare, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Archaeologist, writer |
| Alma mater | California State University, Bakersfield, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, California State University, Chico, University of California, Los Angeles |
| Notable works | North America's Forgotten Past series |
| Spouse | W. Michael Gear |
| Website | |
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Kathleen O'Neal Gear (born 1954) is an American archaeologist, historian, author. Her novels have been published in 29 languages.
Biography
Gear was born in Tulare, California, and graduated with a B.A. from California State University, Bakersfield, then went on to do graduate work in archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[1] She received her M.A. from California State University, Chico, and conducted Ph.D. studies in American Indian history at the University of California, Los Angeles.[2]
Gear is a former state historian and archaeologist for Wyoming, Kansas, and Nebraska for the U.S. Department of the Interior.[3][4] She is perhaps best known for the North America's Forgotten Past series, co-authored with her husband W. Michael Gear.[5]
Selected bibliography
- People of the Wolf (1990)
- People of the Fire (1990)
- People of the Earth (1992)
- People of the River (1992)
- People of the Sea (1993)
- People of the Lakes (1994)
Awards and honors
- 2015 – inducted into the California State University, Bakersfield, Hall of Fame.[6]
- 2021 – The Owen Wister Award for lifetime achievement in Western literature[7]
- 2023 - Spur Award for Best Short Fiction of the Year for "No Quarter"[8]
- 2023 - THE ICE GHOST awarded International Book Award for Best Young Adult Novel of the year.[9]
- 2023 - inducted into the Colorado Authors' Hall of Fame.[10]
References
- ^ "Kathleen O'Neal Gear | CSU". www.calstate.edu. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "Kathleen O'Neal Gear | CSU". www.calstate.edu. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "Book review". newsok.com. 2014-10-12. Archived from the original on 2019-12-12. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ^ "Alumni". calstate.edu. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ^ "Cookies not enabled?". The Colorado Springs Gazette. 15 February 1991.
Kathleen met Michael at a Wyoming Association of Professional Archaeologists meeting in Laramie, Wyoming, in 1981. When she pulled out her chair at lunch and put her boot squarely in the middle of his Stetson--lying on the floor--it gave them a reason to strike up a conversation. They've been finishing each other's sentences ever since, both verbally and in writing.
- ^ "Past Awardees | California State University, Bakersfield". Archived from the original on 2015-01-02. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ^ "W. Michael and Kathleen O'Neal Gear to receive Western Writers of America's Owen Wister Award" (Press release).
- ^ "Western Writers of America Announces 2023 Spur Award Winners and Finalists". Archived from the original on 2023-03-10.
- ^ "International Book Awards - Honoring Excellence in Independent & Mainstream Publishing". www.internationalbookawards.com.
- ^ "12 of Colorado's most prolific authors will be inducted into the Author's Hall of Fame | YourHub".