Discover captivating historical facts in this informational text that focuses on the life and times of George Washington and his partnership with his secretary and "right-hand man," Alexander Hamilton. This nonfiction reader includes letters, photographs, newspaper articles, maps, and other primary sources that will captivate middle school students while building their critical-literacy skills. This book includes:

• Text features such as captions, bold print, a glossary, and an index increase understanding and build academic vocabulary.
• A "Your Turn!" activity challenges students to connect to a primary source through a writing activity.

Full of amazing details, this engaging book is sure to deepen students' understanding social studies content and challenge them to analyze multiple perspectives through the use of primary source images, a primary source activity, and a document-based assessment.