Davy Crockett wasn't "alone in the wilderness"; he ultimately led militia and,eventually, regulars. A better example would be Dick Proenneke. Lots of Engineer

Davy Crockett wasn't "alone in the wilderness"; he ultimately led militia and,eventually, regulars. A better example would be Dick Proenneke. Lots of Engineering leaders started from the garage level, e.g. Gates, Jobs (or Woz), Hewlett and Packard, etc.