The Bellevue Reporter, a community newspaper in the local area, had a front page story on Robert Spector’s Generations: Kemper Freeman Jr. and the Freeman Family. But good luck actually finding the book (all you’ll find is used copies)!
The story of the Freeman family begins with his great-grandfather coming in a covered wagon and details how Kemper has gotten to be the King of Bellevue (our term, not theirs).
For those who were able to attend, Kemper was featured earlier this month as the final lecturer for the Fall Heritage Series.
Our research indicated that Generations is a difficult book to find. Go to DHamilton Books or Amazon.com and you’ll see very little information about this book. The two online bookstores have the name of the book as Kemper Freeman, Sr., and the Bellevue story
We can’t wait to get our hands on one of these books! If anyone already has a copy, let us know how you got it.
Mr. Freeman Jr. – we’ll be stopping by to get our copy signed!
Does anybody know any bookstores in the area that carry this book, I’d like to buy one!?
The Kemper Freeman worship on this blog is sickening. Can the man really do no wrong?
I wouldn’t say he’s being “worshiped”…He just has a lot to do with Downtown Bellevue. Nobody’s trying to take him out to dinner or build a bronze statue of him or anything!!
…not yet at least.
maybe they’ll replace the boat inside bellevue square with a statue of him that kids can play on..
..is it just me or for someone who seems to yield a lot of power/control in this town he doesn’t seem to promote it very well…i mean do he/they even have a website?