David S. Reynolds, John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights (2005); Stephen Oates quoted at [1]
Ken Chowder, "The Father of American Terrorism," American Heritage, (Feb. 2000) vol. 51#1 pp 81–91 says "yes"; Paul Finkelman, "John Brown America's First Terrorist?" Prologue, Spring 2011, Vol. 43 Issue 1, pp 16–27, says "no"
