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seen even though I knew the story behind the coffee chain's name! ... Did the 
character in the novel betray his home city (Seattle) and sell it's soul... [DOC] [TLE] Starbucks Coffee - Wikipedia [PAR] Starbucks Corporation is an American coffee company and coffeehouse chain. 
Starbucks was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1971. ... The first Starbucks 
opened in Seattle, Washington, on March 31, 1971, by three partners .... This sale 
included the company-owned locations of the Oregon-based Coffee People 
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this: We were thinking of all kinds of names and came ... A lot of times you'll see 
references to the coffee-loving first mate of the Pequod. ... other investors 
discussed naming the company Pequod after the ship in Moby-Dick. [DOC] [TLE] 10 Things You Don't Know About Starbucks (But Should!) | Mental ... [PAR] Mar 29, 2010 ... The Seattle company opened its first shop in 1971, and all these years later, ... 
their fledgling coffee bean business after a minor character in Moby-Dick. ... The 
founders wanted to name the place after Captain Ahab's first mate Starbuck. ... 
Since Starbucks was named after a nautical character, the original... [DOC] [TLE] Starbucks | American company | Britannica.com [PAR] Oct 2, 2015 ... American company that is the largest coffeehouse chain in the world. ... to open 
the first store in Seattle and named it Starbucks after the first mate in Herman 
Melville's classic novel Moby Dick. ... Peet's success encouraged the Starbucks 
founders to base their business model on selling high-quality coffee... [DOC] [TLE] The stories of how 7 famous fast-food chains got their names [PAR] Feb 13, 2016 ... The novel 'Moby Dick' is responsible for the name of the coffee ... an old mining 
town called Starbo, Bowker told the Seattle Times. As soon as I saw Starbo, I, of 
course, jumped to Melville's first mate [named Starbuck] in 'Moby-Dick'. .... Ont. 
based Women in Crisis (of Algoma) have teamed up to provide... [DOC] [TLE] Starbucks almost named after Moby-Dick doomed ship Peqoud ... [PAR] Jun 15, 2011 ... It's the largest coffee house in the world, but Starbucks may have had a ... Luckily, 
his business partners settled on the name of the ship's first... [DOC] [TLE] Untitled Prezi by Celia Dl on Prezi [PAR] Nov 20, 2013 ... ... global coffee company and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. 
Named after the first mate in Herman Melville's Moby Dick, was... [DOC] [TLE] Company Information | Starbucks Coffee Company [PAR] It was true when the first Starbucks opened in 1971, and it's just as true today. 
Back then, the company was a single store in Seattle's historic Pike Place Market. 
... The name, inspired by Moby Dick, evoked the romance of the high seas and ... 
For the 10th year in a row, the Ethisphere Institute has named Starbucks to the list
. [DOC] [TLE] The stories of how 7 famous fast-food chains got their names [PAR] Feb 13, 2016 ... The novel 'Moby Dick' is responsible for the name of the coffee ... an old mining 
town called Starbo, Bowker told the Seattle Times. As soon as I saw Starbo, I, of 
course, jumped to Melville's first mate [named Starbuck] in 'Moby-Dick'. .... of the 
book the documentary was based on, Ted Dintersmith, far right. [DOC] [TLE] Starbucks Corporation - University of Washington [PAR] Jun 30, 1997 ... Starbucks Corporation is a Seattle, Washington-based coffee company. ... coffees 
and coffee drinks through

Question: This Seattle-based coffee chain was named for the first mate in "Moby Dick"
Answer: Starbucks