Dead Bank Walking is a stunningly candid portrait of the historic merger between Security Pacific and Bank of America, a combining of two giants that set in motion the fever of banking marriages we now witness. This book not only answers the Who, What and Why of this mega-merger, but stand alone as an object lesson on all mergers. It evokes the humor and frantic chaos surrounding a deal that is still regarded as either a brilliant coup or a tragic swan song to banking sovereignty and independence.