Pittman Creek follows Darnell Barker growing up poor in a rural setting in Northwest Florida . He is born with a club foot and the novel deals with his overcoming adversity and ridicule and his journey and adventures into manhood . His star crossed love affair with the rich girl on the hill , culminating in Darnells combat experiences at the Battle of Iwo Jima. It is a moving and poignant portrayal of life in these troubling times and overcoming all the odds. Pittman Creek is a coming of age novel that spans the era from 1922 to 1946 from the Depression, Prohibition and through WW2.