"'Personality in politics' is a book which deals with the human equation. It is a contibution to the literature of practical politics. It analyzes and compares the principal human types in American politics -- leaders, bosses, and reformers -- and explains who they are, what they do, and how they do it. The author shows that many current notions with reference to politics as a practical art are without any foundation in fact, an demonstrates that individual personality plays a larger part in politics than any other factor. The chapter on Reformers explains why Reform so often fails; the chapter on Bosses explains why Bossism so often triumphs. The discussion is illuminated by numerous references to the election campaigns of the past thirty years, especially in the larger American cities."--From the dust-jacket front panel.