W hen you think of a pirate, you probably imagine a dirty, bearded man with a sword, a tricorne hat, maybe a peg for a leg or a hook for a hand, and of course, an eye patch. It seems weird though ...

Colin Woodard: I think the average person imagines a pirate with a hook for a hand, a great big floppy hat, a blue waistcoat, and maybe even a peg leg, with a parrot on his shoulder.

PORTLAND, Maine - Long John Silver of "Treasure Island" fame, hobbling along on a peg leg with a talking parrot on his shoulder, set the mold for Hollywood's image of a pirate. Then came Captain ...

When people think of pirates they often think of eye patches, peg legs, the fictional Captain Hook and Jack Sparrow, or the many other myths about pirates. This fall, visitors to the Houston ...