Kathleen O'Neal Gear
American archaeologist and writer
Kathleen O'Neal Gear | |
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| Born | 1954 (age 69–70) 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 |
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Kathleen O'Neal Gear (born 1954) is an American archaeologist, historian, author. Her novels have been published in 29 languages.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
Gear is a former state historian and archaeologist for Wyoming, Kansas, and Nebraska for the U.S. Department of the Interior.[1][2] She is perhaps best known for the North America's Forgotten Past series, co-authored with her husband W. Michael Gear.[3]
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. [4]
- 2021 – The Owen Wister Award for lifetime achievement in Western literature [5]
- 2023 - Spur Award for Best Short Fiction of the Year for "No Quarter" [6]
- 2023 - THE ICE GHOST awarded International Book Award for Best Young Adult Novel of the year. [7]
- 2023 - inducted into the Colorado Authors' Hall of Fame. [8]
References
- ^ "Book review". newsok.com. 2014-10-12. 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.
- ^ https://www.csub.edu/alumni/AlumniEvents/HallOfFame/PastAwardees/index.html [bare URL]
- ^ https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/w-michael-and-kathleen-oneal-gear-to-receive-western-writers-of-americas-owen-wister-award-301215490.html [bare URL]
- ^ https://www.wboy.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/619719903/western-writers-of-america-announces-2023-spur-award-winners-and-finalists/ [bare URL]
- ^ https://www.internationalbookawards.com/2023awardannouncement.html [bare URL]
- ^ https://yourhub.denverpost.com/blog/2023/07/12-of-colorados-most-prolific-authors-will-be-inducted-into-the-authors-hall-of-fame/307204/ [bare URL]
External links
- Kathleen O'Neal Gear & W Michael Gear's Website
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