- Kathleen O'Neal Gear
Kathleen O'Neal Gear (born
1954 ) is an American writer. Gear is a former state historian andarchaeologist forWyoming ,Kansas , andNebraska for theU.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 husbandW. Michael Gear .Biography
O'Neal Gear was born in
Tulare, California in 1954. She received her B.A., cum laude, fromCalifornia State University inBakersfield , and her M.A., summa cum laude, fromCalifornia State University inChico . She conducted Ph.D. studies at theUCLA and did post-graduate studies at theHebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel.She resides in
Thermopolis, Wyoming and is married to fellow writer and co-authorW. Michael Gear .Notable Works
People Books - First North Americans (with W. Michael Gear)
*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)
* 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 ("forthcoming")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)External links
*http://www.gear-gear.com/kathleen_oneal_gear.htm (Biography of Kathleen O'Neal Gear on her official website)
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