Imagining Uplands recounts the efforts of the American landscape architect John Charles Olmsted to create an ideal and enduring subdivision on the suburban frontier of Victoria, British Columbia.

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Larry McCann is a professor emeritus of geography at the University of Victoria. Educated in Oak Bay’s schools, he earned a BA (Honours) degree from the University of Victoria and the MA and PhD degrees from the University of Alberta. He has published many articles, book chapters, and books, including Heartland and Hinterland: A Geography of Canada. He has served on various local, national, and international committees such as Oak Bay’s Advisory Design Panel, the National Capital Planning Commission (Ottawa), and the Advisory Council of the National Association of Olmsted Parks (USA). For his various research and professional contributions, he was awarded the Massey Medal from the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. He is also a recipient of awards from the Association for Canadian Studies, the British Columbia Heritage Society, the Hallmark Heritage Society of Victoria, and the Killam Foundation; and a teaching award from the University of Victoria.