The first recorded documentation of Rackham is when he was working as a quartermaster on Charles Vane’s sloop, the Ranger, in 1718. Born in England on December 26, 1682, nothing is known of his early life but by the early 18th century he had made his way to the New World. John “Calico Jack” Rackham (1682-1720) – Commonly known as Calico Jack because of the colorful calico clothing that he wore, Rackham was an English pirate captain operating in the Bahamas and in Cuba during the “Golden Age of Piracy” (1650-1730).
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