Kathleen O'Neal Gear
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Kathleen O'Neal Gear is an American writer. Gear is a former state historian and archaeologist for Wyoming
, Kansas
, and Nebraska
for the U.S. Department of the Interior. She has twice received the federal government's Special Advancement Award for "outstanding management" of our nation's cultural heritage. She is perhaps best known for her First North Americans series, co-authored with husband W. Michael Gear
.
in 1954. She received her B.A., cum laude, from California State University
in Bakersfield, and her M.A., summa cum laude, from California State University
in Chico
. She conducted Ph.D. studies at UCLA and did post-graduate studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
in Israel.
She resides in Thermopolis, Wyoming
and is married to fellow writer and co-author W. Michael Gear
.
(with W. Michael Gear)
Powers of Light
Black Falcon
Anasazi Mysteries (with W Michael Gear)
Other Novels
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, and Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
for the U.S. Department of the Interior. She has twice received the federal government's Special Advancement Award for "outstanding management" of our nation's cultural heritage. She is perhaps best known for her First North Americans series, co-authored with husband W. Michael Gear
W. Michael Gear
W. Michael Gear is an American writer, and archaeologist born in Colorado Springs, Colorado on May 20, 1955. He is perhaps best known for his First North Americans series, co-authored with wife Kathleen O'Neal Gear.-Biography:...
.
Biography
O'Neal Gear was born in Tulare, CaliforniaTulare, California
Tulare is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 59,278 at the 2010 census.Just eight miles south of Visalia, it is part of the Census Bureau's designation of the Visalia Metropolitan Area. The city is named for the currently dry Tulare Lake, once the largest...
in 1954. She received her B.A., cum laude, from California State University
California State University
The California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the...
in Bakersfield, and her M.A., summa cum laude, from California State University
California State University
The California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the...
in Chico
Chico, California
Chico is the most populous city in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 86,187 at the 2010 census, up from 59,954 at the time of the 2000 census...
. She conducted Ph.D. studies at UCLA and did post-graduate studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ; ; abbreviated HUJI) is Israel's second-oldest university, after the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. The Hebrew University has three campuses in Jerusalem and one in Rehovot. The world's largest Jewish studies library is located on its Edmond J...
in Israel.
She resides in Thermopolis, Wyoming
Thermopolis, Wyoming
Thermopolis is the largest town in, and the county seat of Hot Springs County, Wyoming, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 3,172....
and is married to fellow writer and co-author W. Michael Gear
W. Michael Gear
W. Michael Gear is an American writer, and archaeologist born in Colorado Springs, Colorado on May 20, 1955. He is perhaps best known for his First North Americans series, co-authored with wife Kathleen O'Neal Gear.-Biography:...
.
Notable works
People Books - First North AmericansFirst North Americans (novels)
The First North Americans are a series of historical fiction novels published by Tor and written by husband and wife co-authors W. Michael Gear & Kathleen O'Neal Gear. The series, which began with 1990's "People of the Wolf," explores various civilizations and cultures in prehistoric North America....
(with W. Michael Gear)
- People of the WolfPeople of the WolfPeople of the Wolf is a 1990 historical fiction novel by husband and wife co-authors W. Michael Gear & Kathleen O'Neal Gear. The story explores the migration of humans into pre-historic North America. It is the first book in The First North Americans series....
(1990) - People of the FirePeople of the FirePeople of the Fire is a 1991 historical fiction novel written by husband-and-wife co-authors W. Michael Gear & Kathleen O'Neal Gear. It dramatizes the transition of Native American culture from Paleo-Indian to Archaic as a result of climatic warming, set in the High Plains and Western Rockies region...
(1990) - People of the EarthPeople of the EarthPeople of the Earth is set in the plains and basins region of North America, c 5000 bc. It is the third book in The First North Americans series.-Main characters:White AshBad Belly/ Still WaterWind RunnerBrave Man...
(1992) - People of the RiverPeople of the RiverPeople of the River is the fourth novel in The First North Americans series. It dramatizes the story of the mound-building Cahokia empire on the Mississippi River....
(1992) - People of the SeaPeople of the SeaPeople of the Sea dramatizes the initial development of the California Native American culture and the imminent extinction of mammoths and mastodons as a result of climatic warming circa 8000 bc. It is the fifth book in The First North Americans series...
(1993) - People of the LakesPeople of the LakesPeople of the Lakes is a historical fiction novel by Kathleen O'Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear. It is the sixth book in The First North Americans series....
(1994) - People of the Lightning (1995)
- People of the Silence (1996)
- People of the Mist (1997)
- People of the Masks (1998)
- People of the Owl (2003)
- People of the Raven (2004)
- People of the Moon (2005)
- People of the Nightland (2007)
- People of the Weeping Eye (2008)
- People of the Thunder (2009)
- People of the Longhouse (2010)
Powers of Light
- An Abyss of Light (1990)
- Treasure of Light (1990)
- Redemption of Light (1991)
Black Falcon
- It Sleeps in Me (2005)
- It Wakes in Me (2006)
- It Dreams in Me (2007)
Anasazi Mysteries (with W Michael Gear)
- The Visitant (1999)
- The Summoning God (2000)
- Bone Walker (2001)
Other Novels
- Sand in the Wind (1990)
- This Widowed Land (1993)
- Thin Moon and Cold Mist (1995)
- Dark Inheritance (2001) (with W Michael Gear)
- Raising Abel (2002) (with W Michael Gear)
- The Betrayal. The Lost Life of Jesus. (2008) (with W Michael Gear)
- Children of the Dawnland (2009) (with W Michael Gear)
External links
- http://www.gear-gear.com/kathleen.shtml (Biography of Kathleen O'Neal Gear on her official website)