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Jack Rackamn AKA Calico Jack.

John Rackham sailed under Pirate Captain Charles Vane until he and the crew mutinied and took charge of the pirate ship The Treasure.

Calico Jack then went on to a short but very successful career as a pirate Captain in the West Indies and the Caribbean.

Three reasons to love Calico Jack

1: He allowed females to be part of his crew.

2: Famous for his skull over crossed Sabar flag.

3: Wasn't afraid to wear outlandish clothes.

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How did Calico Jack get his name?

He was nicknamed "Calico Jack" for the shirt and breeches of white calico sailcloth he habitually wore.

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Information on other pirates

Morgan The Pirate: Henry Morgan 1635-1688 Morgan was an admiral and general, country gentleman and planter, custos and judge of the court of Vice-Admiralty, governor and a knight.He was also the most ruthless and feared pirate of all time.
Charles Vane: Charles Vane terrorized the Caribbean in the early 1700's. But in 1720 that all came to an end when he lost his ship in a storm.
Christopher Condent: Flying the 3 skull and cross bone flag. He attacked merchant ships off Africa and Aruba.
Pirate Walter Kennedy: Served with Bartholomew Roberts in the early 1700's plundering the Spanish Maine.
Henry Every: One of the most famous of all English pirates. He severed in the Royal Navy before turning to plunder the seas.

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Calico Jack lets women join his crew

In 1717 Rackham, now called Calico Jack, smuggled is girlfriend Anne Bonny aboard his ship disguising her as a man.

Soon another female pirate, Mary Read would join his crew.

This was almost unheard of at the time. Women were considered to be bad luck on a ship.

Having a woman passenger was bad enough. No captain in his right mind would let a female join his crew!

But John Rackham did.

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Awesomepirate Oct 19, 2010 @ 11:00 am | delete

Calico Jack is awesome!!!!

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fanfreluche Sep 25, 2010 @ 9:40 am | delete

Interesting, I wonder if his name was the inspiration behing Herge's "tintin and Red Rackham's Treasure"?

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hall Aug 3, 2009 @ 10:09 am | delete

calico jack what a cool person

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anonymous Mar 2, 2009 @ 11:55 am | delete

I'm doing a research paper on "Calico" Jack Rackham. This is interesting information. If Jack hadn't been drunk on his ship, we wouldn't needed to be "hanged like a dog".

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Billyjillybobalyjoe May 7, 2008 @ 11:02 am | delete

what is up yaaaaallll????? Calico Jack is my idolllll......bye

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Marty Apr 24, 2008 @ 1:54 pm | delete

Calico Jack is portrayed as a Gallant Buccaneer but ultimately in the end he was a coward who hid below deck while his women fought his battle for him. Anne Bonneys last words to Jack are still infamous. While still in prison awaiting his sentence to be carried out he was allowed one last visit with Anne who looked at him and said, "I'm truly sorry to see you here Jack, for if you had fought like a man you wouldnt need to be hung like a dog." "Do straighten yourself up."