1Introduction
9Myth 8: Women Couldn't Be Pirates Because They Were Too Weak
2Myth 1: Pirates Made Their Victims Walk the Plank
10Myth 9: Pirates Had No Code of Honor and Were Total Anarchists
3Myth 2: Pirates Systematically Buried Their Treasure
11Myth 10: Pirates Kept Parrots on Their Shoulders as Mascots
4Myth 3: All Pirates Said "Argh, Matey!" with a Specific Accent
12Myth 11: Pirates Dressed Flamboyantly in Feathered Tricornes and High Boots
5Myth 4: Pirates Wore Eye Patches, Hooks, and Peg Legs as Accessories
13Myth 12: The "Black Spot" Was a Ritual Death Sentence Among Pirates
6Myth 5: Pirates Only Stole Gold, Jewels, and Spanish Gold Coins
14Myth 13: All Pirates Were Hardened Alcoholics
7Myth 6: Pirate Crews Were All Made Up of Lowborn White Men
15Myth 14: Pirates Were Most Formidable in Battle
8Myth 7: Pirate Ships Were Autocracies Run by Tyrannical Captains
16Myth 15: Caribbean Piracy Vanished After the Golden Age, with No Modern Sequel
