John Rackham
Sign in to saveAlso known as Jack Rackham, "Calico Jack" Rackham, Calico Jack
English pirate (1682-1720)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 14
Top works
- Dark planet (Ace Double novel books)
- Space puppet
- The master weed
- Jupiter equilateral
- Alien virus
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2
- Total plays
- 11
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Recent publications · Crossref
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- The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
· 1992 · cited 28,859x
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Key facts
- Died
- 18 November 1720 , Port Royal , Colony of Jamaica
- Type
- Pirate
- Years active
- August – October 1720
- Rank
- Captain
- Base of operations
- Caribbean
- Commands
- William (briefly)
- Battles wars
- Capture of John Rackham
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Rackham, Jack.jpg
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- Commons category
- John Rackham (Calico Jack)
- date of birth
- 1682-12-02
- date of death
- 1720-11-16
- name
- Calico Jack
Sources (1)
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Article
John Rackham (hanged 18 November 1720) was an English pirate operating in the Bahamas and Jamaica during the early 18th century. Although only referred to as John Rackham in primary sources, he is best known today by the likely fictional nickname Calico Jack. Rackham was active in 1720, towards the end of the Golden Age of Piracy, and is most remembered for having two female pirate crew members: Anne Bonny and Mary Read.
Most of Rackham's life prior to piracy is unknown. The first biography of Rackham comes from Captain Charles Johnson's 1724 book A General History of the Pyrates. According to Johnson, Rackham was a pirate from England who served under Charles Vane before becoming captain. Though Johnson's version of events has become generally accepted, there is little evidence to support it.