Hugh Pendexter (born 1875) was an American journalist, novelist, screenwriter. Pendexter began his career as a humourous writer. Pendexter's main body of fiction consisted of historical novels and Westerns for such publications as Adventure and Argosy. Pendexter was known for his detailed research when writing fiction; his stories were often accompanied with extensive reading lists of the books that were used in writing the story. Pendexter's novel, Kings of the Missouri, about fur trading and the founding of St. Louis, is regarded by some critics as his best work.For much of his life, Pendexter lived in Norway, Maine.
