Calico Jack
  Premieres:
Saturday, July 7 @ 8pm ET/PT

An English pirate captain during the early 18th century, John Rackham, aka "Calico Jack" got his nickname from the colorful calico clothing he wore. He is also best remembered for employing two of the most notorious female pirates of his time--Anne Bonny and Mary Read--in his crew. The record of Rackham's ocean-going attacks and land-side debaucheries were chronicled in the journals of Captain Charles Johnson, so more is recorded of his legend than other pirates of the day. In this one hour special we hear Johnson detail the attack plans of Rackham and his crew and see vivid reenactments of their ocean-going attacks and land-side debaucheries.   TVPG D  cc