John Rackham
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John Rackham 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 likel
A woodcut of Rackham from Captain Charles Johnson's 1724 book A General History of the Pyrates
Captain Jack Rackham, Taking the Spanish Prize, from the Pirates of the Spanish Main series (N19) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes MET DP835040
1724 engraving of Bonny from A General History of the Pyrates
A 1720 proclamation from Woodes Rogers naming John Rackham and his crew as pirates
Anne Bonny
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Anne Bonny was a pirate who served under John Rackham. Amongst the few recorded female pirates in the Golden Age of Piracy, she has become one of the most recognized pirates of the era, as well as the
John Rackham
…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 in addition to a fictional flag. Most of Rackham's life prior to piracy is unknown. The first biography of Rackham comes from Captain…
Front cover of A General History of the Pyrates. Starting in the second edition, Anne Bonny's name, alongside Mary Read's, were put in notably larger font than other pirates like Blackbeard or Charles Vane.
1724 engraving of Mary Read from A General History of the Pyrates