This is the story of the Twenty-First Century, the most violent in Earth's history, when Humanity grew through tragedy and triumph from a fractured state of regional and ideological warfare to the cusp of a planetary unity which would soon witness our taking lead in creating the first interstellar community of star faring species founded not on subjugation and domination, but rather on amity and cooperation - the United Federation of Planets. This Revised Edition includes data from the newly discovered 2025 New Chicago Time Capsule.

This exercise in Future History is an attempt to apply the Historical Method to a wide and complex variety of sources comprising a multimedia science-fictional franchise by constructing a cohesive in-universe historical narrative. It owes its existence to the contributions of a myriad of individuals over almost six decades.

More information on both the sources and methodology appears in a supplementary volume, EarthRise Companion. This book has not been approved, licensed, or sponsored by any entity or person involved in creating the STAR TREK TV series, films, or books.

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