''Riot'' is an

historical novel Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictional plot takes place in the setting of particular real historical events. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literature, it can also be applied to oth ...

based upon the Pressed Steel Car Strike of 1909 by

William Trautmann William Ernst Trautmann (July 1, 1869 – November 18, 1940) was an American trade unionist who was the founding List of General Secretary-Treasurers of the Industrial Workers of the World, general-secretary of the Industrial Workers of the World ...

, a founder of the United States

Industrial Workers of the World The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), whose members are nicknamed "Wobblies", is an international labor union founded in Chicago, United States in 1905. The nickname's origin is uncertain. Its ideology combines general unionism with indu ...

(IWW).

References

* 1922 American novels Novels set in Pittsburgh Industrial Workers of the World in fiction Books about labor history Novels set in the 1900s {{1920s-hist-novel-stub