History’s Famous Women Pirates: Grace O’Malley, Anne Bonny and Mary Read by Charles River Editors

Author:Charles River Editors
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Published: 2012-12-19T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 5: Calico Jack

Her husband may have had plans for reuniting the family, but this was not what Anne had in mind for her future. Though she was pregnant, she was still young and pretty, and she soon became bored with her life as the wife of a poor seaman. She found herself missing the social life that her father’s home provided, but she was also too proud, so she went to the local pub for companionship instead.

Among the men she met at the pub was a Frenchman named Pierre, a gay man who was very popular with the ladies of the community and ran a small salon where they could meet and mingle without unwanted attention from men. While talking with Pierre at his establishment, Anne confessed that she was not happy in her marriage and felt she had made a poor decision. She also confided him something else to him: she had met Captain Jack Rackham. Known popularly as “Calico Jack,” he was a small time pirate who had previously been part of Charles Vane’s crew until leading a mutiny that left Vane adrift and made Calico Jack the captain of the pirate crew. Unlike Bonny, Calico Jack was still hoping to strike it big and had chosen to reject the clemency offer.

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